Nicepix 5,650 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Arry said: 624 excellent reel I even bought a plastic spool for casting. But they were the best reel over a wreck they had the right speed for the old Red Gill. Lloyd Saunders who was the skipper of the Saltwind swore by them. We also used to use that reel for Congering from shore. Cheers Arry I've got an old 624 that I intended to use for catfish but I can't get used to the right hand wind. A few of my old Mitchells........ A Mitchell half-bail from the early1950's. Hardy held the Patent for full bails until around 1952 so all fixed spools before that were half-bails like the Ambidex. The other Mitchell is from 1955/6 and has the level wind. I got the half-bail for £7 from an auction and the other Mitchell reel was €8 from the local charity shop. I've had an Adcoccks Stanton for years. Lovely reel, but a pain if you aren't used to centrepins as it has no ratchet or means of braking the drum. I got a couple of multipliers for lure and deadbait fishing. The Shimano Bantam was the first reel marketed by Shimano and is basically a copy of a Lews BB-1 that they made for the American company. The other reel is a Hardy Elarex that was made for salmon spinning in the 1940/50's and looks good on an old cane rod. I recently bought an old ABU Cardinal 44 Express, but haven't had chance to use it because of the lockdown. I had to put a 33g lump of lead inside the rotor to stop it wobbling at full speed retrieve. It is a 6:1 ratio. Edited January 1, 2021 by Nicepix 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: That an old pic? He looks well in that one... Should you not be plastering walls or summat? Cheers, D. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, sid g said: all part of the image c**t Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,929 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 An old one of the father in laws when he passed away. It was a sad feeling seeing some of his things that were sentimental to him but worthless ending in the bottom of a skip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,158 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, Balaur said: Brought back some memories,.my first rod was an American spinning rod from a family friend in states, my dad chopped it rotated the reel seat to the bottom and put some cork on it, I think it was a zebco closed face reel. After marching miles of river banks and doing 4am starts, best ever Christmas present was a small green rod bag and box , with a hook wallet I've still got today. I then got kitted out with John Wilson Avon rod and a Mitchell reel and the tench fishing was our staple. My father always had Abu reels for his float fishing. As an independent lad I'd fish the canal alone or with mates, amount of gear was immense , night fishing the canal at fifteen good craic, I've dabbled since but never had the passion for it again, looking back it was as much about spending a bit of time with my Oldman... Nice Post mate... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,158 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, dytkos said: Should you not be plastering walls or summat? Cheers, D. Yes I should mate, gave myself a week off and ended up clearing out old shit ..lol Back at it next week boss.. lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,220 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Feck me you bunch of b*****ds, I thought I was still state of the art until I looked at this, now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,562 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 19 hours ago, NEWKID said: Arry will like this Abu 484 zoom beach caster, with original metal eyes.. brought this in Galway with my Dad 30 years ago...lol got the same rod needs new eyes probably had it longer than 3o years good rods but a bit stiff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,173 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 23 hours ago, NEWKID said: Never seen that reel before mate (mind you I'm no expert lol).. unusual as it has the drag setting on the back, Mitchell usually have front drag....and obviously the lever is something very different...Nice mate.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,158 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Lenmcharristar said: Nice one Len, never seen that model before mate...something a bit different.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbaz 363 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 A couple of my old reels! Mitchell 300 and a Mitchel Prince boys reel.. Some more Mitchell's, A couple of Match reels (440a), One I bought new , T'uther from the bootsale a few years ago with next to no paint on but working perfect;ly!, Think it was a quid! An old Milbro Magapult at the right side, Don't think i've ever seen anyone use one of these whilst fishing!! Old Continental type seat box from the bootsale too, Think I paid four or five quid for it!, The Octoplus legs/feet were already fitted.. Back in the 1980's I bought a Daiwa 13' Whisker kevlar float rod, It was expensive, I paid weekly for it then brought it home when the last payment was made, It was a fabulous rod to use, A couple of years ago I was in the shed and lost my balance, I landed on my rod bag with a loud 'CRACK'!, I knew instantly that with my luck, It was my favourite rod, It was, I'd snapped the centre piece completely in two I found another on on fleabay and although it had the same name/ number, It had a different handle, Rubber rather than cork!! I've not been fishing in years but plan to start again now that i've finished working early, I'll be using mostly old tackle too! John 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,158 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 22 hours ago, Nicepix said: I've got an old 624 that I intended to use for catfish but I can't get used to the right hand wind. A few of my old Mitchells........ A Mitchell half-bail from the early1950's. Hardy held the Patent for full bails until around 1952 so all fixed spools before that were half-bails like the Ambidex. The other Mitchell is from 1955/6 and has the level wind. I got the half-bail for £7 from an auction and the other Mitchell reel was €8 from the local charity shop. I've had an Adcoccks Stanton for years. Lovely reel, but a pain if you aren't used to centrepins as it has no ratchet or means of braking the drum. I got a couple of multipliers for lure and deadbait fishing. The Shimano Bantam was the first reel marketed by Shimano and is basically a copy of a Lews BB-1 that they made for the American company. The other reel is a Hardy Elarex that was made for salmon spinning in the 1940/50's and looks good on an old cane rod. I recently bought an old ABU Cardinal 44 Express, but haven't had chance to use it because of the lockdown. I had to put a 33g lump of lead inside the rotor to stop it wobbling at full speed retrieve. It is a 6:1 ratio. Great pics and info mate... I like those little multiplier bait casters... use a newer type with a light spinning rod on the kayak, like drifting for flatties with em...really light and good fun if you pick up a plaice or 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,795 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 01/01/2021 at 17:02, NEWKID said: An original ABU 506 closed face.. And the newer Daiwai 125m (my favourite reel for stick float fishing ever) I’ve got a few old Abu reels . 2 506’s from 71 and 74 , a 501 from 79 , 505 from 69 and 503 from 68 . All bar the 501 have been converted to backwind and I still use them for all my river stickfloat fishing . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,158 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, johnbaz said: A couple of my old reels! Mitchell 300 and a Mitchel Prince boys reel.. Some more Mitchell's, A couple of Match reels (440a), One I bought new , T'uther from the bootsale a few years ago with next to no paint on but working perfect;ly!, Think it was a quid! An old Milbro Magapult at the right side, Don't think i've ever seen anyone use one of these whilst fishing!! Old Continental type seat box from the bootsale too, Think I paid four or five quid for it!, The Octoplus legs/feet were already fitted.. Back in the 1980's I bought a Daiwa 13' Whisker kevlar float rod, It was expensive, I paid weekly for it then brought it home when the last payment was made, It was a fabulous rod to use, A couple of years ago I was in the shed and lost my balance, I landed on my rod bag with a loud 'CRACK'!, I knew instantly that with my luck, It was my favourite rod, It was, I'd snapped the centre piece completely in two I found another on on fleabay and although it had the same name/ number, It had a different handle, Rubber rather than cork!! I've not been fishing in years but plan to start again now that i've finished working early, I'll be using mostly old tackle too! John Great stuff John, some nice old bits there mate... I still use a couple of oldish float rods, one a gift many years ago the original Normark Tritan 13ft, this is an unmarked proto type...and my other older fave is a M.A.P Dave Harrell... Have treated myself to the new Drennan Actolyte a few years back, lovely bit of kit...but still pick those old rods up regular enough.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, NEWKID said: Great pics and info mate... I like those little multiplier bait casters... use a newer type with a light spinning rod on the kayak, like drifting for flatties with em...really light and good fun if you pick up a plaice or 2 I agree. It is therapeutic casting with a small multiplier. I have two more modern ones that I use for really light fishing. But an old cane rod and vintage salmon casting reel like a Hardy Silex is such a delight to cast with using a large spoon or plug. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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