Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Hi, I'm a fine artist located in Massachusetts. My work encompasses vintage fishing items, motors, lures and reels. My work is offered on Martha's Vineyard and I've been featured in On The Water magazine Most recently, I created a painting of a vintage Ocean City reel in blue that came out well. I'd like to make more paintings like it but it's extraordinarily difficult to find vintage reels with nice color side plates. I only need them long enough to photograph them in detail. I'd be open to renting or buying if someone would help. Would like to hear your thoughts. If I can figure out how to share a photo on this feed I'll post a picture of my latest painting - thanks for your help! Ralph

Ok, Hopefully this helps. This is the recently completed painting Ocean City, oil on birch panel 30" x 30". I'm looking for more examples of colorful Vintage reels or ones with color side plates that I can create more paintings from (see my other post). I'd be willing to buy or rent - I'd welcome any thoughts or ideas. Thanks! Ralph

beautiful work!  there is also a group called orca.  these guys will have some beautiful reels!  https://www.orcaonline.org/

What talent!!

Best, Fred

Ocean City has a few. Olympic made some nice colorful stuff. There's a thread here on Penn reels with colored plates. Also there's lots of aftermarket Newell plates in wild colors (search Newell Skittles plates). They're not quite as vintage but they still have that vintage look. Also some everol reels came in some wild colors but I'm not quite sure how long ago that was.

I have a couple monfils if that interests you

I also have some Newells

Great work!  My mom did a painting for me that sit proudly in the den. I sent her a photo and she delivered in a big way.  Bill

I have seen your work before online,,, very nice and im sure you will find something here,,

You can always search this site for rare Penn reels.  I remember this unique posting from last year. 
https://alantani.com/index.php?msg=456268

Quote from: Swami805 on April 30, 2025, 04:32:48 PMI also have some Newells

That's some nice color there Swami !!!   John Taylor

Thank you!!You guys are all super helpful and I greatly appreciate the compliments on my work. I'm new on this kind of forum, unfortunately I haven't figured out how to reply to just one specific message (??) I'm interested in the Penn Monofils reel posted by Swami805 and Bill B, your mother's painting is amazing! Thanks again guys!   

Great work Ralph, what a talent, & welcome to this forum from Sunny Western Australia, do you have fishing gear, cheers Don.

I sent you a PM, it should show up in your email too

Lots of brightly colored reels in this thread
https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,12529.0.html