Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Not something you see every day. From what I can tell it's basically a late-production 2062 with dark charcoal/metallic black paint and a different emblem. I also haven't seen the pushbutton spool release on any Royal Maroons. Just arrived in the mail today, along with another Pflueger 551 that I'll post in the Pflueger chat.

DE date it to around 1976

Quick release spool mechanism

I now have 2...the 2nd one just arrived via USPS today and it's even nicer than the first one. Now I need to find rods for them and put em to their intended use.

Nice. What kinda gears are inside and how does the spool shaft attach/oscillate?

These are real similar to the 2062 Royal Maroon internally except for the quick release spool. I think of them as Shakespeare's last gasp at US production.

Quote from: CincyDavid on August 30, 2025, 06:21:47 PMThese are real similar to the 2062 Royal Maroon internally except for the quick release spool. I think of them as Shakespeare's last gasp at US production.

That they were, they were sold exclusively by KMart, Shakespeare's last US made hurrah.

Quote from: Midway Tommy on August 31, 2025, 01:52:53 AM

Quote from: CincyDavid on August 30, 2025, 06:21:47 PMThese are real similar to the 2062 Royal Maroon internally except for the quick release spool. I think of them as Shakespeare's last gasp at US production.

That they were, they were sold exclusively by KMart, Shakespeare's last US made hurrah.

I wonder if there is any advertising out there for these reels when they were on the market. I've seen ads for the older reels, just not the President II line.

I have a 3rd 2810 on the way, rougher looking than the other 2 but if nothing else it can be a parts reel...if it turns out to run well, just ugly, I'll fish it...we shall see.