Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me about what year this reel is. It was left behind by the previous property owner. I put in a box and forgot it , until now.   Looks like it might have been a decent reel for its time. Found a parts breakdown but no year.  It’s really stiff, going to need a good cleaning.

Thanks in advance for any help 

G

 

I would assume early 80s

Put that baby on an ol’ pistol grip casting rod and take a step back in time. 

86ish I think

7 hours ago, GRiver said:

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me about what year this reel is. It was left behind by the previous property owner. I put in a box and forgot it , until now.   Looks like it might have been a decent reel for its time. Found a parts breakdown but no year.  It’s really stiff, going to need a good cleaning.

Thanks in advance for any help 

G

 

85ish. For the time it was pretty good but it doesn't compete with any of this century's reels. Still pretty cool!

23 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

86ish I think

You are probably right. My first guess was maybe ‘79 or ‘80. 

I still use mid 80s Shimado XHS Bantam reels and they're 5:1 gear ratio also.  They work good for crank, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.

7 hours ago, Alex from GA said:

I still use mid 80s Shimado XHS Bantam reels and they're 5:1 gear ratio also.  They work good for crank, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.

Are they like this one? Shimano has a section in there web site that dates them. This one is a 1983, works great. I know it looks beat up. 

Magnets just weren't effective back then, compared to modern Nd magnets.  

Those reels still had to be set-up and fished with end tension.  

 

The rod that would match that is the original Falcon, which were sold at the original Academy stores (Austin).