What am I Missing ??

[Maxed Out]

 Just when I think I've seen everything, something comes along to prove that wrong......like this 9/0 senator    

[Vintage Offshore Tackle]

A lever drag (sort of) 9/0!

[Robert Janssen]

Handle arm is threaded. Bar on outside is a fixed stop allowing one rotation of handle, minus a few degrees. Drag self-adjusts depending on how hard you crank, and can be lessened by back-cranking. Similar to ABU's Ambassadeur Synchro models.

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[steelfish]

now thats pretty unique, cool find Ted

[thorhammer]

Doc, when Ted showed me this, I said that chances are you made it lol.

[Maxed Out]

Doc, when Ted showed me this, I said that chances are you made it lol.

  Doc was the only guy that I figured could do something like this. It self adjusts just as he described. The blade has a star with "s" in middle stamped on underside. It's the only makers mark I can see

[Robert Janssen]

Haha, no-- not me. Not guilty.

Somebody made these commercially for a while. Don't remember who. Sumo?

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[Maxed Out]

Haha, no-- not me. Not guilty.

Somebody made these commercially for a while. Don't remember who. Sumo?

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The reel came to me from Japan.....possibly where the kit was installed ?¿?¿?

[Bill B]

Too cool, wondering how it works in real life though...Bill

[broadway]

Robert, did the kit include the handle?  That is one beast of a handle.
Thanks
Dom

[Maxed Out]

 Top of gear sleeve is hex shaped to fit the lever. The handle is threaded onto the gear sleeve and is also the "pusher" for the drag stack. The lever itself never moves position, its optical illusion. The handle screws down and lever seems to move, but it just handle screwing down onto gear sleeve to compress the drag stack...reeling backwards sounds strange, but it just takes a slight back motion to loosen drag if needed, then back to reeling

   Rest of internals are what you'd expect in a modern 9/0

[thorhammer]

Great find. The handle is art.

[Maxed Out]

I never noticed the sticker under the seat till now. Very certain this is the maker of this kit.

Hopefully someone can translate or add some info

Thanks, Ted

[oc1]

Look at the second page of this advert from 1957.  An OC reel with no star.  Same sort of thing??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-ADVERT-Pico-Swimming-Perch-Fishing-Lure-Padre-Island-Ocean-City-Reels-Reel/151811833771?hash=item2358b0bfab:g:jfsAAOSwLqFV8i-w
-steve

[gstours]

  I would like to see how this would work in an actual fishing situation as well!  Hope so some time.   Kinda cool idea.  automatic compensation,  like the Smartshift reel,  and your new cars anti loc brakes.   Thanks for sharing.