Thread: Hot Weather, Hot Bites

Originally Posted by Fishfishwish

I have a 300 (actually a 301, the left hander model) too. It's paired with a Garcia Conolon light rod. Still works well but I prefer the 308/309 since it is smaller and lighter.

when i was young the 308 was the reel , but they were hard to come by and a little light for some of the larger species i liked to fish for back then . line capacity was a worry as i fished a lot for real big carp as a kiddo and a big carp can flat peel line off a reel on the hook up .
and to be sure just being able to buy one reel a year was a blessing ,so i mostly always got a 300 ,i did own a 308 for a while though when i got older and could afford to have 2 reels ....

Nice catch and great old rod and reel. I still have a couple of 301's.

You can get two spools for the 308, one shallow and one deep. Still available widely on eBay, some still in the original plastic wrap.

Originally Posted by Ketchn

when i was young the 308 was the reel , but they were hard to come by and a little light for some of the larger species i liked to fish for back then . line capacity was a worry as i fished a lot for real big carp as a kiddo and a big carp can flat peel line off a reel on the hook up .
and to be sure just being able to buy one reel a year was a blessing ,so i mostly always got a 300 ,i did own a 308 for a while though when i got older and could afford to have 2 reels ....

FishFishWish have you seen these? Thought it interesting they were reproducing these reels.


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ABU - Spinning Reels


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I have not. Thanks for the link. I haven't gone down the Abu Cardinal road yet. I have an Orvis, Penn, and two Dam Quicks in the queue right now. I've taken a holiday from eBay for a while!

I knew those reels in Alpha’s link had a following but wow, they got pricey. Had a browning SIL a flex rod from that era, my first ultra light. Caught lots of gills and crappie then and didn’t know much about what I was doing. Wore out the gears in the little Diawa that I had on it, a mini mite.

Fortunately, you can find them in pretty nice shape on eBay for far less. Price depends on the model. Some are more highly valued.