Eagle Claw ECO ultralight spinner

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CincyDavid

February 13, 2026, 06:03:59 PM
I was on the bay looking for US built Eagle Claws and stumbled on an Italian-built ECO, smallest of the 8 of Eagle Claw's "Mediterranean" line, circa 1970. It should arrive in about a week, I'll be curious to compare it to my Alcedo Micron.

CincyDavid

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February 13, 2026, 06:24:59 PM
Image from the listing

happyhooker

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February 14, 2026, 01:46:29 AM
Reputation says they are nice reels, with all the shortcomings (few spare parts; a few out of the ordinary disassembly procedures, etc.) that some of those old Italian built reels had.

Frank

CincyDavid

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February 14, 2026, 06:40:27 PM
Frank, we're going to soon find out.  :d

foakes

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February 15, 2026, 05:11:30 AM
Those EC's are high quality reels rebadged and supplied as "trade reels" to Eagle Claw by Offmer, of Italy.

Solid and good quality reels.

Best, Fred
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February 18, 2026, 03:44:11 PM
It arrived today, clean as a pin. Almost no paint loss, old line, maybe 2 lb or 4 lb, that I removed. I'll dig into it this evening and start cleaning and relubricating. I'll dig out a Micron and a 2052 and compare them for size.

CincyDavid

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February 19, 2026, 07:41:19 PM Last Edit: July 30, 2026, 01:42:14 PM by CincyDavid
Almost identical in outside dimensions to a Shakespeare 2052, weight seems similar too, but I don't have a postal scale to give real numbers.

CincyDavid

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February 22, 2026, 01:04:35 PM
The spool of gold colored 4 lb Stren arrived today, now I just need an appropriate rod to hang it on.

CincyDavid

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July 30, 2026, 02:00:45 PM
Don't want to rush into things...finally hung it on a Shimano Stimula 5.5 ft UL rod with 4 lb gold Stren. Hopefully hit the golf course ponds this weekend.
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