Squidder ugly duckling....show yours too!

[Tightlines667]

The easy, though not recommended, fix here is to simply pinch the ears of the jack to hold onto the yoke.  The sideplate can be repaired, though not easily by gluing a countersunk or through-plate pin with a nut or collet in place.  Almost easier to pick up a donor reel, or a used sideplate though.

[Shark Hunter]

Daron

Show me a better picture of the cut off reel foot. I might have one next to Jimmy Hoffa.

Mike

There is no markings on it Mike, other than Carl newel Manufacturing on top of the stand.

[bluefish69]

That's a 220 reel seat. I will check today

[bluefish69]

Daron

Got you covered with a reel seat from a "P" series

Mike

[Shark Hunter]

If your sure you can spare it mike. Don't feel obligated. I'll send you a PM.

[stevennc]

My 146 is aluminum with either the foot ground down, or never had it in the first place. I like it as my index finger i tuck right up next to the front of the reel. It is a pain when it comes time to go on a line winder. Wonder if at one time that was the cool thing to do with the 146

[Shark Hunter]

The stand that Mike sent me is metal. Not like the one that is ground off. Its graphite or some type of plastic. I think they crack at the foot and that is the only option. I owe him a big favor for this. I saw a graphite one go for $50. I don't know a lot about Newell Stuff. My Man Mike Does.

[thorhammer]

I have a couple of sets of the Newell bases and posts, jigmaster and 4/0 wide size. Good stuff for its time, I think that was my first "hot rodding" 15 years ago though I didn't know to call it that lol. Soon as I finish up all the jigmasters I'll post a pic of the set.

My guess is whoever ground off the feet on your graphite seat had the reel mounted directly to a deck hand rod using only the clamp, I have no idea why else someone would do that???

[steelfish]

this is my newest addiction.. I mean, Addition to my reel stable, the small migthty Squidder Jr.

nice finding on a flea market, this is how it looks the way I found it.
it looks pretty good, all the chrome parts are like new, just a bit of green spots and dirt, and spins pretty good, Im sure that after a good cleaning it will look like new

[RowdyW]

Great find steelfish.

[mo65]

I didn't even have a Squidder 'til I snagged this one on eBay for $18. You can see it was nothing special from the listing photo...but a good bath and some new posts and she improved. I kept the matching maroon plastic spool 'cause I wanted a classic Squidder. The crowning touch was the amber handle...you see so many green handled maroon squidders...I wanted to stand out a bit.  

[thorhammer]

Alex, that's a big score, nicely done!!!