Collecting B-Grade Spinning Reels

mo65 · April 25, 2020, 05:30:53 PM

Quote from: Gfish on April 25, 2020, 05:24:15 PM
Cool, thanks. The o. sys. reminds me of a Zebco Cardinal et. al. worm gear type. So does the AR pawl. I'll bet the weight on this great lookin B spinner is on the heavy side( almost always a good thing for me).

You're welcome buddy...and yes...she is a heavy one.

philaroman · April 26, 2020, 01:28:08 AM

cool oldie
don't see a spring washer for the drag
is there a coil spring in the spool or drag knob?

mo65 · April 26, 2020, 01:44:44 PM

Quote from: philaroman on April 26, 2020, 01:28:08 AM
cool oldie
don't see a spring washer for the drag
is there a coil spring in the spool or drag knob?

I'm not sure, but it looks like there may be a spring inside the knob.

philaroman · April 26, 2020, 03:25:24 PM

I have some old Japanese knobs (Daiwa?) perma-sealed w/ spring inside
prob. one of those (unless those are actual screw holes)
either way, that's pretty fancy
years(decades?) before Shimano & Daiwa upgraded to spring-loaded knobs

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:22:33 PM

Haven't seen one of these in this thread so I'll add it.
Compac Atlas
A Japanese made worm gear driven ultralight that is built pretty well for its time period.
This one needs a new bail wire and arm, it is in bad shape. I could also convert it to a manual pickup.
Here are some pictures...

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:26:51 PM

More pictures...

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:29:55 PM

And still more pictures (I can only do 4 at a time)

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:35:15 PM

Pictures...

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:38:17 PM

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:41:01 PM

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:44:07 PM

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:46:44 PM

Still going...

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:49:08 PM

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:51:29 PM

Getting there...

The Fishing Hobby · May 05, 2020, 01:54:25 PM

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