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Spinning Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Shakespeare => Topic started by: CincyDavid on February 23, 2026, 04:20:43 PM

Title: South Bend 808, Shakespeare trade reel
Post by: CincyDavid on February 23, 2026, 04:20:43 PM
This big green reel is headed my way. Not one you see every day.
Title: Re: South Bend 808, Shakespeare trade reel
Post by: Gfish on February 23, 2026, 04:27:37 PM
Yeah. Now for the origin story. These old rare reels are fun and interesting. Some seem to have a knack for finding them.
Title: Re: South Bend 808, Shakespeare trade reel
Post by: CincyDavid on February 23, 2026, 04:30:24 PM
I was doing a basic search on ebay and stumbled on it...wasn't even looking for one but figured I might not see another any time soon so I should grab it. I'm assuming it's late-60s production, seems that Shakespeare did a lot of private label/trade reels during that era.