If there ever was a collectable jigmaster, the 500a would be at the top of my list. The 500a was made exclusively for the South African market. Finding one outside of South Africa is not likely gonna happen.
Special thanks to Alan in Cape Town for the rare opportunity to own such a rare specimen
Here are a few pics.............The spool is different and I included a stock 500 plastic spool in the pics for comparison
Ted
End flange comparison
Spool on left is 500a spool
Wow. Is the spool the only difference?
Cool reel Ted! Thanks for posting the spool differences. 8)
That is a rare one, Ted!
Glad it is in your collection — couldn't be more at home.
Thank You for sharing!
Best,
Fred
The 500A spool looks like a Newell profile on the flanges. Do you know which came first?
Thanks for sharing this.
Mike
Awesome Ted!
Quote from: akfish on November 16, 2018, 05:06:19 PM
Wow. Is the spool the only difference?
The spool is the only difference on the reel, but the lube box has instructions in a language only a South African could translate. I've been told the Language is called Afrikaan
Click on pic for enlagement
If you look close, the 500a spool has a backwards #4 between the ribbing. I have no clue about the # and assume it's just a mark for each mold.
If you have jigmaster spools like this, then it surely came off a 500a, because these spools were not made available to the USA for reasons unknown
Ted
Quote from: PacRat on November 16, 2018, 05:48:57 PM
The 500A spool looks like a Newell profile on the flanges. Do you know which came first?
Thanks for sharing this.
Mike
Hello Mike, good to hear from you. Havent seen hyde nor hair of you lately. Always enjoy reading your input and observations
It does look very similar to a newell spool Mike. I'm 99.9% certain this Penn spool that resembles a newell came prior to newell spools.
Ted
Quote from: Maxed Out on November 16, 2018, 08:50:29 PM
Quote from: akfish on November 16, 2018, 05:06:19 PM
Wow. Is the spool the only difference?
The spool is the only difference on the reel, but the lube box has instructions in a language only a South African could translate. I've been told the Language is called Afrikaan
Click on pic for enlagement
Maybe a derivation of the Dutch language.
It's Afrikaans, approximate translation as follows:
"Pressure tube only to bottom end, put spout oil spray to reel: do not be too much oil. See our catalog for oil for instructions."
Got that? ;) :D
~A~
Very good Aiala :)
The writing on the penn lube box is written in Afrikaans which is a language used here in South Africa originally from the Dutch settlers in 17th century.
Translated into English it reads:
Penn pressure lubrication system
Press tube only from bottom, insert spout in oil port on reel:
do not use excess oil. see our catalogs for oil instructions.
Penn reels
Manufactured in USA
Kind Regards
Alan
Congratulations to you Ted and Alan for a great find. What is the consensus on the spools? Dominick
Quote from: Dominick on November 17, 2018, 07:34:46 PM
Congratulations to you Ted and Alan for a great find. What is the consensus on the spools? Dominick
The spools are very common according to Sal and he is the king of jigmasters, so I have no argument. Case closed
Ted
My resident South African says that the box says squirt the oil in the reel, being careful not to apply to much; and read the Penn catalog for further instructions should you have any questions.
I'll have my daughter get a hold of her cousins and see if they can get me one.
The Man