Fowler Reel Ad Abbey Imbrie 1884 This Fowler Reel Ad comes to us from a Abbey Imbrie antique fishing tackle catalog. The antique lure and reel catalog was published in 1884 and provides for us this great ad. Enough cant be said about vintage or antique advertising giving us glimpses into the past from which the […]
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Vintage German Silver Coxe Model 25-3 Reel This Vintage German Silver Coxe Model 25-3 is a treasure to hold. This antique casting Reel is in the correct marked brown stitched Leather Case. These reels were Never Cataloged making some of the details obscure. Virtually the same as the No.25-2, but with a re-designed free spool […]
Shakespeare 1740 HE Tournament Casting Reel This is a Shakespeare Model 1740 HE Tournament Casting Reel. This reel is probably one of the nicest smooth spinning reels I’ve had the pleasure of holding and selling. The reel dates to the mid 1920’s, has whats referred to as a narrow free spinning . The end caps […]
Vintage Langley Target Model 340 Bait Casting Antique Reel This is a Vintage Langley Target Model 340 Bait Casting Antique Reel Box Papers & Bag. This narrow spool tournament caster was introduced in 1946 and had a very short production history. The Model 340 Target has two notable mechanical differences, unique to the Langley line […]
Heddon Waltonian No31 AB Reel The Heddon Waltonian No31 AB Reel was first introduced around 1927. Made in Dowagiac Michigan by James Heddons Sons, the Heddon NO.31 AB “WALTONIAN” Casting reel was produced. The level wind reel themselves made are of lightweight aluminum. The casting reels were first introduced by James Heddon’s Sons in their […]
The Ocean City Model 350 Antique Fishing Reel; Fully functional, no rust version of one of Ocean City’s American made spinning reels. These have become a very “tough find” especially with out rust or a broken internal retrieval arm/blade spring. Although quirky looking, it is quite simple in concept and subsequent design and with the […]
Coxe 94-C Narrow Spool Bait Casting Antique Reel This is a Vintage Bronson Coxe Model 94-C Narrow Spool Bait Casting Antique Reel. Reel is in used but very nice condition. Introduced in 1949, the No.94-C was the narrow spool version of the No.95-C economy model. These were only available in catalogs through 1951 (although some […]
Heddon 3-35 Level Wind Antique Bait Casting Reel This auction is for a Heddon 3-35 Level Wind Bait Casting Reel. This Jack Welch made 3-35 was a German Silver Bait caster that had a shelf life of around 4 years, 1922-26. The Patina on this reel is wonderful, as the reel is close to 100 […]
ABOUT THIS ISSUE The August issue of Angling Echoes focusses on the fishing reel. I have been fascinated by fishing reels since my childhood days when I would disassemble my father’s Mitchell 308 on the dining room table at our cabin, and then struggle mightily trying to put it back together before he found me […]
Langley PlugCast 360 Casting Reel This is a Vintage Langley PlugCast Model 360 antique fishing reel. This is the Narrow Spool version of the Deluxe Lakecast. The desirable and tough to find Model 360 Casting Reel is in its original and correctly marked Green Script Box. Reel is in nice condition as shown. As stated […]
Vintage Marquette MAR-100 Precision Built Antique Bait Casting Reel This is a Vintage Marquette MAR-100 Precision Built Antique Bait Casting Reel. PRECISIONBILT, a reel maker in Hollydale, CA they made 5 different reels, some having the see-thru-plastic side plates in the 1950s, The Mosquito and the Silver Moth were both fly reels, the Marquette Mod. […]
Coxe Model 95 C Antique Reel The Coxe Model 95 C Antique Reel all-aluminum economy was introduced in the 1948 catalog and would sell through 1955 or 1956. These level-winding models came equipped with ant-backlash switch, lightweight aluminum spool with a snap-on plastic arbor and dual plastic grips. The earliest examples from 1948-1950 had the […]
Heddon Pal P-41N Narrow Spool Reel The Heddon Pal P-41N Narrow Spool Reel dates back to the early 1950’s. This antique Reel has Ruby Red Jewels on its matte black scribed Face plates. The reel features “New” Demount-able Head Rings for easy cleaning and oiling. The head rings feature a grip-able scrolling for decoration as […]
HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982 BOOK DETAILS 5.5” x 8.5” Paperback • 264 Pages • 300+ Black and White Images To Purchase this book please visit our sister site Whitefish Press; HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982 DESCRIPTION In this HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982, the third and final volume […]
Heddon 3-15 Antique Fishing Reel This Heddon 3-15 Antique Fishing Reel is quite a looker. This was Heddon’s first reel that they made for themselves, not using a jobber and they went about doing it as many companies would continue to source people over the next century, they just hired the guy from the competition. […]
Pflueger Worth Bait Casting Reel This is a vintage Pflueger Worth Bait Casting Reel . The antique reel is marked as a serial number 5109, which I believe puts it into the late teens early 1920’s. This great example is made of a German Silver with smooth tops of the end caps are jeweled center […]
JA Coxe Coronet 25 Tournament Casting Reel This JA Coxe Coronet 25 Tournament Casting Reel is a great little package . The reel dates from the 1950’s. The reel spins lightning fast, freely & smooth. The Bake- Lite Constructed end caps are both smooth in appearance, and and void of defects. All screws and rivet […]
Redifor Bait Casting Reel This antique reel is 100 years old, the Redifor Bait Casting Reel. This great example is made of a German Silver with rigged tops of the end caps and jeweled center end caps. The free spinning handle adorn with the traditional tan/brown bake-lite handle. The antique reel has no stamp on […]
Pflueger Supreme Bait Casting Reel This auction is for a Pflueger Supreme Bait Casting Reel. The antique reel is marked as a serial number 3402, which I believe makes it a fairly early one into the late teens early 1920’s. This great example is made of a reel has smooth tops of the end caps. […]
Abbey Imbrie Lincoln Bait Casting Reel This Abbey Imbrie Lincoln Bait Casting Reel is for a 100 year old and dates to the mid teens. Labeled the “Lincoln” this great example is made by the Montague Reel Company for Abbey & Imbrie. As you may or may not know Abbey and Imbrie didnt make products, […]
Pflueger Redifor Bait Casting Reel This Pflueger Redifor Bait Casting Reel is for a 100 year old, and dates to the mid teens. Made by the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, Pflueger, in Akron Ohio. This great example of an antique fishing reel is made of a German Silver with smooth tops and adorn with jeweled end […]
Bu Rem Vintage Bait Casting Reel The Bu Rem Vintage Bait Casting Reel is over 100 year old, and was produced in the mid teens. This great example of an antique reel is made of German Silver with raised rigged end caps. The free spinning handle adorn with the traditional white Bakelite handle. The model is […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday the Black Witch
Tight Lines Tuesday the Black Witch by John Etchieson For Halloween today the BLACK WITCH brand fishing line would be the Ideal one to use. Made in the late 1930s by the Newton Line Company of Homer, New York, this black colored supreme silk casting line had a label featuring an image of a black […]
Pflueger SkillKast 1953 Reel The Pflueger SkillKast 1953 Reel is a reel that seems to have transcended the years. Made in Akron, Ohio this reel would last over three decades in the Pflueger Reel line up. Introduced as new in 1941 the lure would be produced until into the 1970’s. A good reel if your […]
Winchester Reel Model 4250 In the 1920s and into the 1930s the Winchester Repeating Arms company dabbled in fishing goods selling Winchester reel and well as rods, lures and flies. As of today is still one of the most prominent names that comes to mind when one thinks longevity in the sporting good vein. Diving […]
J.A Coxe Reel Oil Bottle This great J.A Coxe Reel Oil bottle shows us that yes there are other things we can collect besides just the lures, reel and rods themselves. This hard to find oil bottle is part of a segment of collecting, Reel Oil Bottles, Rod Varnish Bottles, even Fly Dope or Mosquito […]
LS Mirro Reel in Box The LS Mirro Reel is a nifty miscellaneous reel. The antique reel born of the same make as the famous L&S bait Company, out of Bradley Illinois and Clearwater Florida.The marketing behind the reel was to couple or ride upon the already successful lures and make it a combination that […]