A couple of Senator questions, ring breakage and drag stacks, 114H (-H?)

[RowdyW]

That looks right for a buttoned down drag. Now get rid of those asbestos drags & put in carbon fiber HT-100 drags in. They will also give a more gradual adjustment. I added a revision to my initial post above.

[Tbrom]

Not to hijack the thread but how are you dating this reel? Location of the reel info?(12 o'clock vs 3 o'clock) Numbered vs non numbered parts? I am curious because I have a 114 and a 114-h. Both with numbered parts and external drag access that I have been narrowing the date down.

There is no way to put any specific year to this 114h. We know the 114h was introduced in 1963/64 with very few design changes thru the decades of production, which can make manufacture date tough to pinpoint

.....the "staircased" style knob on the handle could help narrow down a time frame. The early 114h had standard torpedo knob


What is a staircase knob?

[Maxed Out]

Here are the 3 different knobs that came on a 113H and 114H

The red one is the first knob design that is a smooth surface torpedo knob. The 2nd type which started somewhere around 1980 is what I called "staircase knob"...not smooth like first design, as it tapers down towards each end. Farthest left is the modern day knob that has been the standard for many years

[Tbrom]

Mine are different. Both like footballs. One is fatter the other is more pointy. Maxed out I believe you told me the 3 0clock position was only through the 1950s?