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12-22-2013, 06:22 PM
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What in the.....?
So the old man was given a couple old rods and reels today from an older fella. Anyone ever seen one of these bad boys before?
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12-22-2013, 06:28 PM
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No but it sure looks very neat
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12-22-2013, 06:55 PM
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theres someone older?  Ive seen pictures of something like those before. pretty cool.
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12-22-2013, 07:02 PM
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They have a couple at the antique stores near whyte ave in Edmonton. Cool old units.
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12-22-2013, 07:27 PM
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yup, grandpa used to have a bunch of them.
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12-22-2013, 09:39 PM
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What it is!!!
It is a Whirlaway it came out in the 1950's costing about $50.If I remember it has a spinning reel inside the ball and it releases by turning the handles slightly backwards,holdiing the line against the rodwith yourthumb cast normally as if you were using a spincast reel.They weren't all that popular back then.
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12-22-2013, 09:51 PM
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Yep used one as a kid. I didn't own it but one of the adults who fished the same place did and let me use it from time to time. I think it sad Grat Lakes Tcle or something similar on it. at that time |I still ahd not seen a spinning reel. We used shakespeare and pflueger level winds.
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12-22-2013, 10:20 PM
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I bet those may be a collector item
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12-22-2013, 10:27 PM
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They date to the 50's and were never really popular because they were complicated and expensive. Essentially they were an enclosed spin-cast reel like the Zebcos, et al. Doubt collectors would have much interest but who knows.
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12-22-2013, 11:00 PM
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pretty cool looking. if nothing else you could probably rig them to use as microphones in a boy band ar as drumsticks in a marching band. lol.
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12-22-2013, 11:33 PM
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Looks like that early style of plastic. I'm not even sure what the name of it is.
Darn cool.
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12-23-2013, 08:23 AM
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Hmm most interesting!! Thanks for the info!!
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12-23-2013, 08:27 AM
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Do you mean Bakelite Dave? The same stuff the old rotary phones were made of. Not only do I remember them, I actually installed and repaired a few early in my career!
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12-23-2013, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lovich12
So the old man was given a couple old rods and reels today from an older fella. Anyone ever seen one of these bad boys before?
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Had one when I first fished back in the 50"s YIKES!!!!!!!!!! I am old.
ZEBCO, You would turn the handle in reverse to release the bail. Back lash like no tomorrow.
What a memory thanks for sharing
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12-23-2013, 11:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmerAB
Do you mean Bakelite Dave? The same stuff the old rotary phones were made of. Not only do I remember them, I actually installed and repaired a few early in my career!
Jim
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my parents still have (and use) those rotary phones in thier house.
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12-23-2013, 11:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmerAB
Do you mean Bakelite Dave? The same stuff the old rotary phones were made of. Not only do I remember them, I actually installed and repaired a few early in my career!
Jim
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That's the stuff! Yeah, I rarely see it these days.
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12-23-2013, 11:38 AM
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Old rods/reels
I actually was in an antique store in my hometown of Ontario back in October and I saw one of these (didn't buy it) but bought a whole bunch of old rods and reels for reasonable prices for decoration, I actually got a split bamboo fly rod for $20 in great condition!!!
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