Vintage Reels

[Fletch]

Here's an old Oren O Mactic fly reel by South Bend from around 1960... Used to dabble a little with flys back then... This thread makes me wish I'd kept more of my Dad's poles and reels...

 

["J"]

Here's an old Oren O Mactic fly reel by South Bend from around 1960... Used to dabble a little with flys back then... This thread makes me wish I'd kept more of my Dad's poles and reels...

My grandfather had one that resembled that but was green in color. He also had just the standard crank one. Had a bamboo fly rod too go with them.

 

[Fletch]

My grandfather had one that resembled that but was green in color. He also had just the standard crank one. Had a bamboo fly rod too go with them.

I had a bamboo fly rod too... Some guy liked it and wanted to buy it... I gave it to him... I still have a bunch of flys somewhere... Would love to hit a mountain stream again for natives...

 

[Fletch]

You guys do know that 99% of the members on this site we're still swimming upstream destination unknown when these reels were in production...

 

["J"]

You guys do know that 99% of the members on this site we're still swimming upstream destination unknown when these reels were in production...

Hell for that matter, so was I…. @CJD3 probably wasn’t though….

 

[JARHEAD]

Pflueger model 1893

 

[JARHEAD]

Still has a hell of a birds nest and needs cleaned up a bit

 

[HE>I]

My FIL also had some older bait casters, fly reels, rods, and tackle. I’ll have to post them.

 

[Fletch]

Still has a hell of a birds nest and needs cleaned up a bit

Hell looks like that birds nest could be mine or maybe one of J's students....

 

[JARHEAD]

You guys do know that 99% of the members on this site we're still swimming upstream destination unknown when these reels were in production...

I wasn't even a twinkle in my daddy's eye when those reels were new!

 

[Quantum673]

Hell looks like that birds nest could be mine or maybe one of J's students....

Probably @Dustinb80 if I had to guess.

 

[JARHEAD]

Give me, at the most, 10 seconds and I could make that look like a half hitch!

 

[Bankfish]

40's-50's era. On a steel rod too boot.

 

["J"]

Hell looks like that birds nest could be mine or maybe one of J's students....

I’ve raveled some of those on windy days

 

[CJD3]

Hell for that matter, so was I…. @CJD3 probably wasn’t though….

 

[OO2]

Has anyone ever used these before?

 

["J"]

@OO2

Cole, first time I’ve ever seen one. Like the concept though

 

[Fletch]

@OO2

Cole, first time I’ve ever seen one. Like the concept though

I've never seen one either... Maybe Nick has seen them down South when setting lines for Cats...