I got a box of old reels and one is exactly like the Johnson and I also have another old Johnson, but it appears to be newer. I like old reels. I got these cause when I was a kid growing up on the lake my grands purchased an old lodge/house and it had a lot of goodies. I didn't have money for tackle and such, so I took the old reels and put them together to get some that worked. I got my lures out of the trees, peirs, and weeds washed up on shore. It was the best time in my life.
This only my opinion, but nothing you can say will change my mind. That makes it a FACT.
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