Old reels in action, lets see em!

[Gfish]

That's a lot of fun and successful fishing reflected in those photos, bja105! I've been intrigued by the 350 and may try one after I get done with the 180s I'm currently working on. Those are nice carp! Is that Pflueger Alpine a knuckle buster? I've been thinking of trying one of those as well, maybe a Penn 78, for some old school carp fishing.

The 350 is just like a Surfmaster or Beachmaster, except the Level Line feature. I have one with a plated brass spool and one with a plastic spool. I cast the plastic better, but I don't really power cast with these old reels. I think a conventional is a perfect Carp and Catfish reel. Set the rod in a holder, clicker on, freespool.

The Alpine is a knuckle buster. The drag is the leather pad. That fish was from Lake Arthur last Summer.

BTW, The 350(according to the Penn manual) should have 30" between the reel and the first guide on the rod. This is to get better "level winding". I did take that guide off my cheap Mariner rod, but it didn't seem to make too much difference.