OCEAN CITY and Other OLD REELS ...

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ez2cdave

Alan,

I found an interesting website . . . OCEAN CITY reels with links to sites for other OLD reels Q

http://www.oceancityreelphotos.com/

OC Schematics    http://www.reelschematic.com/schematics/oceancity.php
Author Jim Scottenham    www.sidemountreels.com 
Author Phil White     http://oldreels.com/
Author Dr. Todd Larson     http://fishinghistory.blogspot.com/http://luresnreels.com/
Author Ron Gast     http://luresnreels.com/
Author Steve Vernon     http://antiquefishingreels.info/
Author Ed Pritchard      http://www.antiquefishingreels.com/
Author Joe Yates   http://www.joesoldlures.com/wwwboard/
Author Wayne Benson   http://waynesreelcollectibles.weebly.com/
Author Wallace Carney http://mitchellreelmuseum.com/



alantani

great to look through!  maybe we should have a section on antiques and collectables!
send me an email at alantani@yahoo.com for questions!

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Tightlines667

Quote from: alantani on February 10, 2015, 02:33:08 AM
great to look through!  maybe we should have a section on antiques and collectables!

I agree..Good idea.  A section dedicaded to the history, heritage, and rare, antiques and collectables would be a great idea. 
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for the consumate fishermen.

alantani

send me an email at alantani@yahoo.com for questions!

Alto Mare

Thanks for posting this Dave...very nice.

Sal
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.

Superhook

The Ocean Reels site was one that Paul Robert Ellis was working on . He was an incredibly well liked ORCA member with a huge drive to get things done. Unfortunately he passed away in late 2013 and ORCA keeps the site going and updating it in his honour.   Never to be forgotten . He would be over the moon to know that all the information is being well used.


Paul Robert Ellis



Penn Chronology

#7
Great to see Bob Ellis got noticed, he would have been overjoyed about his site being so accepted.  :)

I wonder if his other sites are still up. I cannot seem to find them.

ez2cdave


Superhook

Mike,

These were the sites you would have been looking for.

http://www.fishingreelresearch.org/index.html
Fishing Reel Research site

http://www.bronsonreelphotos.com/
Bronson Reel Site

Ray

Dominick

Look at the size of that salmon in the photo.  Wow!  Dominick
Leave the gun.  Take the cannolis.

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Penn Chronology

QuoteLook at the size of that salmon in the photo.  Wow!  Dominick

Yup, atsa bigga fish!

Penn Chronology

QuoteMike,

These were the sites you would have been looking for.

http://www.fishingreelresearch.org/index.html
Fishing Reel Research site

http://www.bronsonreelphotos.com/
Bronson Reel Site

Thank you Ray, those are them! :)

Penn Chronology

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             Ocean City Reels could open a new world in this website. Ocean City Manufacturing is where Penn Founder, Mr. Otto Henze apprenticed, sort of making the Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Company the result of Ocean City design training.
            I feel Ocean City was close to the Classic Reels Makers that started it all. The way they did things was somewhat different than Penn. It related to the origins of salt water fishing tackle that enabled fisherman to catch larger fish without becoming a victim to the inadequate tackle, like Knuckle Buster Reels that predate drags and anti-reverse devices.
            So, a close look at Ocean City products is a look at where it all began. Ocean City had many innovations, as a matter of fact, their innovations and massive model diversities may have caused them to go out of business. Research and development is expensive and Ocean City loved research, new ways of doing things and development. It is really a fun brand to study.

            This was the final design of Ocean City Big game reels, The Model 616--16/0 made into the early 1960's after True Temper took over the company:

             This is not my reel, I have one but it is not nearly this pretty. It is the same dimensions as a Penn Senator 16/0 but the mechanics are executed differently. Here is another look at this fine reel:

              It has forward and aft harness lugs just like a Penn 16/0 but Ocean City chose to line them with strips of leather, a throw back to using leather in days gone by. OC was a bit old fashioned.

               A look inside the 16/0 head plate exposes a different kind of internals. More old fashioned design but very strong. The eccentric jack lowers the clutch and spring loaded yoke assembly which disengages four square pins that solidly engage with the spool when the jack is moved back up.

               The drags are accessible from the outside of the reel simply by removing the drag cup. The reel handle has a integral wrench, so no extra tools are necessary to take this reel down for a drag washer change. The drag cup has two male pins that engage into the main gear.

                Only on the 14 and 16/0 are different sized washers used for the drag stack. The drag washers are at least 1/16 of an inch thick and made from an asbestos brake lining material.

I feel that looking at the old reels can suggest ideas that have been shelved many years ago or simply a interesting look at where it all began. The benefits of looking at vintage ideas are endless and fun, for me anyways.

Hope every one enjoyed the post. ;D

Alto Mare

Very nice Mike, yes I've enjoyed it very much, thank you. As I've been, reel manufacturers could learn a lot from these vintage masterpiece.
Thanks for sharing.

Sal
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.