Photo of the Week

[foakes]

This is great!

Best, Fred

[foakes]

Here is one from John —-

Best, Fred

[Brewcrafter]

That is a beaut! - john

[Maxed Out]

 A true museum piece. Noticed a postal code on the box. Pre zip code era...easy math says this 16/0 OC is over 60 years old

[broadway]

Sweet piece, John! Love the grab handle across that beast. 
Ted's right, a museum piece indeed, but that makes sense cause your place is a museum.
Thanks for showing,
Dom

[Shark Hunter]

Perfection!

[foakes]

Here is a rare bird, unused and in the box, with paperwork.

Made in Japan during the "golden age" of spinning reels —- when quality was still being produced.

A tiny Daiwa GS-1.

These are similar (identical) to the Daiwa silver series 1000C.

Gold finish and ball bearings.

Solid and excellent little reels.

Best, Fred

[Brewcrafter]

I love that!  Looks like an incredible (and untouched!) reel. - john

[Dominick]

Fred, that is a beauty.  Thanks for showing us.  Dominick

[foakes]

Interestingly, a fairly rare reel, particularly unused with box and paperwork, never used or rod mounted.

This one is the early one from December of '76, as a '77 model.

It is also one of the ones that were manufactured in Tokyo, Japan, by SEIKO.

All metal, skirted metal spool, bearings, fits in the palm of your hand or easily in your pocket, and yet is only 8 oz.

It is the next reel in line up from the gold Mini-Mite, and boasts a little larger line capacity as well as strongly engineered gearing.

High speed at 1:5.5, and a spring-loaded folding crank for easier transport.

Best, Fred

[cbar45ive]

Awesome little reel. Had a Mini-mite, D-1000, and the mentioned 1000C. Great times at the mill pond with those reels.