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General Maintenance Tips => Fishing Antiques and Collectables => Topic started by: 54bullseye on May 07, 2026, 09:31:20 AM

Title: Big old Fin-Nor reel with a big old South Bend rod
Post by: 54bullseye on May 07, 2026, 09:31:20 AM
Rather than doing this thread all over again just click on this ORCA Forum post I made. It's a neat old combo !!    Thanks for looking    John Taylor

https://reeltalk.orcaonline.org/viewtopic.php?t=26650
Title: Re: Big old Fin-Nor reel with a big old South Bend rod
Post by: MACflyer on May 07, 2026, 01:01:04 PM
Wow! Rod, and especially reel, must have been leading edge creativity at the time. Thanks for sharing John.
Title: Re: Big old Fin-Nor reel with a big old South Bend rod
Post by: 1badf350 on May 07, 2026, 01:47:04 PM
I'll take it. Thanks. PM sent  :d
Title: Re: Big old Fin-Nor reel with a big old South Bend rod
Post by: Patudo on May 09, 2026, 07:17:12 PM
Repeat after me...

QuoteIn order to shift gears you had to move the small lever in the center of reel in about a 3/4 circle to the right around center hub of reel it stops when all the way. Next turn the small lever near the outer rim of the reel about a half a turn which loosens the whole center hub . You turn the hub back about 2" then tighten the lever back up. Just the opposite to change back.

And I thought the "later" Fin Nors were tricky enough to change gears on...
Title: Re: Big old Fin-Nor reel with a big old South Bend rod
Post by: Crow on May 10, 2026, 12:55:46 AM
That's pretty neat!
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