Found this online -- taking a couple of pickup loads of junker plastic, graphite, and aluminum reels out to the dump.
This is about all these reels are good for, IMO --
However, I would have spent a couple of days just stripping off the cranks and spools..
Then again -- maybe not worth the effort.
Best,
Fred
From the looks of it, with a-whole lotta work, it could bea E-bay treasure-trove.
Gfish
I wonder if there's a Green Hornet in there? 8)
Any idea where is that pile located?
Sorry, do not know --
It was one of those photos on Pinterest -- just a couple of photos from somewhere on the web or google.
Truthfully, to me, it looks like a shop that is just dumping its reels not worth repairing -- after holding on to them for a few years.
But then again, any operating shop would strip the low hanging fruit parts off of these -- such as bails, cranks, spools, drag knobs, etc.
The gears, springs, cheap zinc screws, bodies, frames, and rotors -- are mostly just Big 5, WalMart, and Asian look-alike pieces.
I suspect someone who did reel repair passed on -- after hoarding all of these reels that parts were not available for, or economically reasonable to fix up.
Relatives had some folks come in to liquidate the inventory -- and after cherry picking the good stuff -- this was the dregs.
But it could be some other story -- who knows?
best,
Fred
What a waste
Pull all these spools and they might have close to your count.
Quote from: MarkT on April 23, 2017, 02:13:16 AM
Pull all these spools and they might have close to your count.
Maybe, but you never know...
Mine keep expanding quicker than I can sell them off -- friend in the business just sent me another 5 crates of new old stock spools. ABUs, Daiwas, Shimanos, Garcia, Cardinals, and Shakespeares.
They just won't go away.
Best,
Fred
Mo,
Green Hornet huh!!!...Lol, one of my favorite movies!
Bretf
if I chanced upon a pile like that I reckon the pickup bed would have been full when I left even if they were junkie reels just to have some around to tinker with when boredom strikes
one of these days maybe I will find a yard sale with boxes and 5 gallon buckets full of immaculate high end reels at a buck a bucket ::)
Rick B
Quote from: mo65 on April 22, 2017, 10:42:03 PM
I wonder if there's a Green Hornet in there? 8)
Here is an old Bronson Green Hornet Mo. 2200 -- when you mentioned it, Mike -- I went out to the lamp bins and found this little guy -- disassembled, cleaned, stripped old line, replaced worm, pawl, 2 gears from NOS parts dating probably over 60 years ago, or more -- replaced line, modern lubes, adjusted -- runs like a top.
Left side crank.
Pretty simple -- 30 minute job -- all of the parts went together in about 5 minutes from scratch -- and I couldn't find anymore parts -- then I realized it was done and complete.
New reels have too many parts.
Best,
Fred
Quote from: Gfish on April 22, 2017, 08:03:18 PM
From the looks of it, with a-whole lotta work, it could bea E-bay treasure-trove.
Gfish
Vintage for sure.
Hi Fred,
Do you have a bigger picture of your avatar? I was just showing it to my wife and we both agree it has to be the nicest, neatest reel repair station we have ever seen!
Thanks,
Frank
Fred you have a special talent with reels, that is for sure