My Meisselbach Takapart is over 100 years old, but the average empty spool spin is over 15 seconds. I put some Cortland 25 pound ice fishing line on it and a short flourocarbon leader, and thought a 1/2 ounce spoon would give me some casting practice while I tested some spinning reels I cleaned up.
Instead, it caught the biggest fish of the day, a decent 14" smallmouth. Lots of grins trying to remember to level wind the spool on the retrieve!
Nice catch with that M. tri-Part, Dale!
Really solid and under-appreciated old baitcasters.
Best, Fred
Old school—cool!
I love those Reels . The Quality Threading of the End plates is unheard of today.
They make a Version that Free wheels when you back up the Handle .....SWEET !
Thanks for showing it .
That's the way to do it.
I have a 1907 Meisselbach K.K. Special Tripart for display.It looks like a modern rod?I know that was cool to catch one on that old reel!
Yes, the rod is pathetically new. I wish I had a tubular steel or solid fiberglass rod to put it on, but I was lazy and put it on a spare baitcaster. Backyard casting also included a Pflueger SkilKast and a Wards Skipper, but the Meisselbach made them look sick. I think my two favorite knucklebuster brands will be Meisselbach without a level wind and any Langley in decent shape.
Awesome! Can't wait to do the same.
May take me a bit to go thru the rods I have in various places- dunno about a square steel, but I very likely have a pistol grip glas rod, yours, N/C.
Nice work!
John