I found this one hiding in a bucket at a junk shop. It was missing the bail wire. I made one out of stainless tig wire. I will have to refine it some. It isn't quite right. Yet it is serviceable Attachment 409323Attachment 409324
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I found this one hiding in a bucket at a junk shop. It was missing the bail wire. I made one out of stainless tig wire. I will have to refine it some. It isn't quite right. Yet it is serviceable Attachment 409323Attachment 409324
WhoEee! Another find! It will be interesting in seeing how it fishes!
Bob
I will have to get the bail wire made a little better. Then I will give it a whirl
tough ole birds I bet
I love these old finds. It reminds me of all the stuff I couldn’t afford when I was a kid. Believe it or not, my only spinning reel was one made by Lionel Trains. They probably sold one or two - it was a piece of junk, especially on a solid fiberglass noodle rod.
Bob
I know the feeling. A zebco 202 was about the extent of my budgetQuote:
Originally Posted by BobC
Wait, WHAT ??? You had a "budget" :yikesQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Dude ... I was 18yrs old and working before I could even think about buying any fishing equipment. All the rods/reels I had before that belonged to my Grandparents, and I just got to use them whenever they took me fishing.
First reel purchase I ever made with my own earned money was a ABU Garcia 5500C baitcast reel (at the outrageous price of $50) :eek:
Sure whatever I could afford with the proceeds of my grass cutting activities. Saint Augustin grass and a push mower. Grass so thick the mower was down on the frame the entire time. About an acre and a half. I sure have it good now:Rofl. That was rough workQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy