Yardsale Johnson Crappie Pro 230

[DockShootinJack]

You couldn't have teen a kid in the 80's without seeing these in all the outdoor magazines and the fishing shows. I sure wanted one of these, at that time they were out of my price range. The ability to cast a country mile was expensive.

[funfishers]

My uncle had a larger Johnson reel that I used a lot back in the 60s, I loved it because I could cast it further than anything else.

[deathb4disco]

Ah, the old pistol grip. That was all the rage for a while.

[Hatchetjack]

I’ve always admired the looks of those reels as well. Just never pulled the trigger. Great find!

[BobC]

Terrific find. I could never afford any decent equipment as a young kid. My dad wasn’t into the outdoors at all. I had a buddy with one of the Johnson spin casts. Worked great and I have always liked pistol grips on rods.
Bob
PS Should clean up nice. It doesn’t look to be in bad shape.
B

[kycreek]

Nice find.

[MCG1]

Those old Johnson reels were so smooth! Great drags compared to so many others too.

[DockShootinJack]

A Zebco 202 was $4 or $5 at the time. A Zebco spinning combo was less than $20. These were quite a bit more. I think the reels were more in the price of the Zebco 33. I will have to see if I can find some old ads with prices

[Slabopotamus]

Nice find I had a plain green one. Also had a Country Mile 6 that I bough to fish in a Crappiethon. I caught a tagged Crappie, but it wasn't the Country Mile one. That tag was only worth $20.

[DockShootinJack]

I vaguely remember that promotion