Electric Reel Help

[Lunker Larry]

My nephew sent me these pictures today asking me if I knew anything about this reel and if it was worth anything. I think they found it clearing out a relatives house.
It is a Silstar EX40 MI Comtana EX. Nothing on the internet that I could find. Anyone have any info on it?

[conchydong]

I've deep dropped for at least thirty years and have used Electramates, Lindgren Pitmanns, Daiwas, Banax, Krystals and Myah Epochs(sp) but have never even heard of a Silstar. I imagine it is similar to the other Japanese or Korean reels but getting parts may be a challenge. It may be a great reel. I would hook it up to power and check it out and go from there.

[boon]

It's an electric linecounter, powered by a coin-cell battery under that cover on the sideplate. Not a powered reel.

Silstar is more or less a rebrander of "shelf reels". Been around quite a long time though.

[Wompus Cat]

http://www.silstar.eu/main/about-us/

According to this they WERE an European Company .
THere are some Electric Reels for sale on an Ausie site upwards of 600 smackers.

I have a bunch I got in a sale and some are pretty nicely made .
Don't have and electric ones but a Lot of Spinning Reels , and pushbutton reels .
Last update on the site was 2019 .
Some of the Reels I have were made in Korea,Hong Kong and elsewhere .

[Lunker Larry]

Thanks. I'll pass that on to him.
Larry