"New" reel

[mark poulson]

Have you guys seen this:

http://www.bassfan.com/docktalk.asp?id=12022#12022

Slick engineering.

[fishingandfords]

Already posted

[Reel Old Geezer]

That system was developed by Malloch of England in the early 1900s. Nothin's New.

[Teal101]

That system was developed by Malloch of England in the early 1900s. Nothin's New.

Welcome back!

[Afrayedknot]

I guess you could say they put a



twist


on spinning reels.


(Sorry I had to )

[Bronzeye]

No levelwind mechanism. I suppose that's why the line level is so far below the spool lip.

Fun to see something different, though.

[Reel Old Geezer]

for anyone who might be interested, here is a page of unusual spinning/casting reels from my reel collection. These were popular in the 1940s-1950s:
http://www.oldreels.com/pivoting_reels.htm

[fishingman88]

Seen this posted in quite a few places. Not sure if I'd ever use one personally...

[mark poulson]

for anyone who might be interested, here is a page of unusual spinning/casting reels from my reel collection. These were popular in the 1940s-1950s:
http://www.oldreels.com/pivoting_reels.htm

Thanks for posting the link to your collection. It is really interesting.