So...What do we call them?

[jgp12000]

I have an Ocean City 970,is it a Knuckle Buster? I will never use it,does anyone have something to trade?

[Gfish]

Looks like it. No free-spool, but a level-winder. Wonder how it casts? Looks like it might have some kinda cast control.

[quang tran]

I bough one in the 80 never can cast with it

[Paul Roberts]

I'm soooo confused! )

Jason, you really had me laughing. "It is I." Actually it's now "me". So, in some things, convention seems to win out in long run. Anyway I'd love to agree and continue using DD for those... non-freespool casting reels. Frankly, I don't know what to call em. "Multiplier" covers nearly all reels now, except DD's. "Old casting reel" I guess it'll have to be. SO far the only time I've had a knuckle "busted" (rapped) was with a DD single action flyreel tethered to a surprise big bluefish. It hurt!

The lure Bill has there I believe is the Shakespeare Mouse.

Love the DD salmon! I found catching (smallish) stripers on DD (1:1) fly reels on a long lever allowed me to smoothly "torque-reel" (what I called it) them straight in. Worked like a charm, however then I had completely green stripers at my feet. I'd rather wrestle em on the rod than in my arms!

quang tran, that's a Pfl Akron. Good reel. I came to find that all my old casting reels (in good condition), after proper servicing, a full spool of line, and properly set, will cast 100ft. Looks to be a "L" model, with aluminum spool flanges. Should cast pretty well. Try oil only, no grease, clicker off, balance the spool so it just barely clicks side-to-side, and keep your thumb on it. Weeeeeee!! And, just in case, watch your knuckles!