Dump Run -- Reel Graveyard -- Recycling the Bonepile

[foakes]

Found this online -- taking a couple of pickup loads of junker plastic, graphite, and aluminum reels out to the dump.

This is about all these reels are good for, IMO --

However, I would have spent a couple of days just stripping off the cranks and spools..

Then again -- maybe not worth the effort.

Best,

Fred

[Gfish]

From the looks of it, with a-whole lotta work, it could bea E-bay treasure-trove.
Gfish

[mo65]

   I wonder if there's a Green Hornet in there?

[wfjord]

Any idea where is that pile located?

[foakes]

Sorry, do not know --

It was one of those photos on Pinterest -- just a couple of photos from somewhere on the web or google.

Truthfully, to me, it looks like a shop that is just dumping its reels not worth repairing -- after holding on to them for a few years. 

But then again, any operating shop would strip the low hanging fruit parts off of these -- such as bails, cranks, spools, drag knobs, etc. 

The gears, springs, cheap zinc screws, bodies, frames, and rotors -- are  mostly just Big 5, WalMart, and Asian look-alike pieces. 

I suspect someone who did reel repair passed on -- after hoarding all of these reels that parts were not available for, or economically reasonable to fix up.

Relatives had some folks come in to liquidate the inventory -- and after cherry picking the good stuff -- this was the dregs. 

But it could be some other story -- who knows?

best,

Fred

[Johnj67]

What a waste

[MarkT]

Pull all these spools and they might have close to your count.

[foakes]

Pull all these spools and they might have close to your count.

Maybe, but you never know...

Mine keep expanding quicker than I can sell them off -- friend in the business just sent me another 5 crates of new old stock spools.  ABUs, Daiwas, Shimanos, Garcia, Cardinals, and Shakespeares.

They just won't go away.

Best,

Fred

[bhale1]

Mo,
Green Hornet huh!!!...Lol, one of my favorite movies!
Bretf

[Rickb]

if I chanced upon a pile like that I reckon the pickup bed would have been full when I left even if they were junkie reels just to have some around to tinker with when boredom strikes
    one of these days maybe I will find a yard sale with boxes and 5 gallon buckets full of immaculate high end reels at a buck a bucket
        Rick B

[foakes]

  I wonder if there's a Green Hornet in there?

Here is an old Bronson Green Hornet Mo. 2200 -- when you mentioned it, Mike -- I went out to the lamp bins and found this little guy -- disassembled, cleaned, stripped old line, replaced worm, pawl, 2 gears from NOS parts dating probably over 60 years ago, or more -- replaced line, modern lubes, adjusted -- runs like a top.

Left side crank.

Pretty simple -- 30 minute job -- all of the parts went together in about 5 minutes from scratch -- and I couldn't find anymore parts -- then I realized it was done and complete.

New reels have too many parts.

Best,

Fred

[Keta]

From the looks of it, with a-whole lotta work, it could bea E-bay treasure-trove.
Gfish

Vintage for sure.

[Frank]

Hi Fred,

Do you have a bigger picture of your avatar? I was just showing it to my wife and we both agree it has to be the nicest, neatest reel repair station we have ever seen!

Thanks,

Frank

[Johnj67]

Fred you have a special talent with reels, that is for sure