Nearly NIB Ocean City 614 14/0 big game reel with very rare fighting handle

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1badf350

May 22, 2019, 11:32:23 PM
I had to arm wrestle John Taylor to see who was gonna get this one. He's a big guy so I had to use both hands to win.  ;D
The fighting handle is very cool and was only listed in the 1951 and 1952 catalogs. I haven't seen but maybe four of them. Same goes for the box, I've only seen 3 boxes.
Mike can probably elaborate more on these. Looking forward to the OC book.


-Chris

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne as J.B. Books in "The Shootist"

AC49

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May 23, 2019, 07:14:35 AM
That is a neat find Chris. Thanks for sharing  :)

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AC49

milne

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May 23, 2019, 07:59:57 AM
Looks purretty Chris,
          Don't know much about Ocean City reels,  But
        Arm wrestling John Taylor means you sure did deserve it !  ;D


Col
         

Crow

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May 23, 2019, 12:20:26 PM
Sweet !!
There's nothing wrong with a few "F's" on your record....Food, Fun, Flowers, Fishing, Friends, and Fun....to name just a few !

54bullseye

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May 23, 2019, 11:49:12 PM
Chris I bet you wish you had this one to go with it !! Lol !!!!   John Taylor

1badf350

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May 24, 2019, 12:01:00 AM
-Chris

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne as J.B. Books in "The Shootist"

The Great Maudu

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May 26, 2019, 11:30:52 PM
Both those reels are great. That 16/0 cleaned up nice John.

54bullseye

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May 26, 2019, 11:50:23 PM
Quote from: The Great Maudu on May 26, 2019, 11:30:52 PM
Both those reels are great. That 16/0 cleaned up nice John.

Mike I didn't even have to clean that cradle up that's the way it came. That is the one on OC website with the nice rod.  I sold my other one.   John Taylor

Penn Chronology

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May 27, 2019, 06:00:40 AM Last Edit: May 27, 2019, 06:10:09 AM by Penn Chronology
QuoteI had to arm wrestle John Taylor to see who was gonna get this one. He's a big guy so I had to use both hands to win.  
The fighting handle is very cool and was only listed in the 1951 and 1952 catalogs. I haven't seen but maybe four of them. Same goes for the box, I've only seen 3 boxes.
Mike can probably elaborate more on these. Looking forward to the OC book.

Well Chris, I understand why you fought for that reel. Hard to say how many of these Fighting Handles are around. They were simply offered as a optional accessory in the early 1950's. not much more to say about them. I can't imagine that too many were sold because they were gone soon after they were introduced and finding one today is no easy task. The one I have was a lucky find. It was sitting in a bucket, in a old timers tackle shop. As a matter of fact, the shop was a Ocean City outlet back in the 1950's. The shop owner is long passed away and when I found the reel, old and dirty in the back room of the shop I asked the owner to sell it to me. He said he could not sell until he serviced it. I asked him how much he would want for it after he serviced it, he told me $150. I offered him the $150 as it was and he looked at me like I was stupid. Maybe he was right, but he sold me the reel on the spot. It is a 12/0 customized with the fighting handle, the fancy free spool lever and a set of rear lugs. I have owned the reel for over ten years and will probably be buried with it.

As for my OC books. I am looking forward to them also. Just recently completed the editing and Volume I is in the Final Stages. Volume II has also been submitted which will have the Summaries and All the Catalogs. All the work has been submitted. I am at the mercy of the publisher. I believe it is getting close.

1badf350

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May 27, 2019, 09:55:53 AM
Wow Mike a 12/0 with rear rod brace lugs, ive never seen that before. Very cool!
Thats a great story as well. Thats a heck of a deal!
-Chris

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne as J.B. Books in "The Shootist"

54bullseye

#12
May 27, 2019, 10:32:13 AM
That's a beauty Mike !!! I guess they made them for 10/0s through the 16/0s and seems there have been a few surfacing lately but I have yet to see one on a 10/0 !!! Could be the Holy Grail of handles ??????  John Taylor

Penn Chronology

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May 29, 2019, 07:58:19 AM
QuoteWow Mike a 12/0 with rear rod brace lugs, ive never seen that before. Very cool!

Converting an OC 10/0 or 12/0 to rear rod brace reel is easy. The OC lugs are not integral, they mount on top of the rim ring. So you simply get a extra forward brace assembly (lugs, short pillars, turnbuckles and a clamp). Remove the rear long pillars and install the a front lug set on the rear. Now your 12/0 looks like a 14 or 16/0....<:O)

QuoteThat's a beauty Mike !!! I guess they made them for 10/0s through the 16/0s and seems there have been a few surfacing lately but I have yet to see one on a 10/0 !!! Could be the Holy Grail of handles   John Taylor

Holy Grail of Handles. Interesting. That statement makes me wonder if the Holy Grail had a handle??   :-\ :-\ :-\
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