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The Reel News Index
The Reel News, originally the ORCA Newsletter, has been published
since 1991, and is free to members of the Old Reel Collectors
Association. These back magazines are probably the best source of
information available anywhere for reel collectors. Interested
researchers can learn more about securing back issues and
joining ORCA on those pages.
Articles are indexed by the first letter of the company or person's
name.

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ABE Fishing Combination, Tim Bahr,
September/04, p 4 |
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Abbey & Imbries Gold Rod and Reel,
Summer/96, p 6 |
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Abbey & Imbrie's Single Action,
July/03, p 14 |
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Abu:
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ABU Cardinal Reproductions, Ben
Wright, July/03, p 20 |
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Ambassadeur 5000 Dating, Joe Klaus,
Summer/00, p 8 |
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Record Spinning Reels by ABU of
Sweden, Ben Wright, Sep/05, p 30 |
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Zebco Cardinals by ABU of Sweden, Ben
Wright, September/04, p 20 |
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Zebco Cardinals by ABU of Sweden II,
Ben Wright, November/04, p 21 |
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Zebco Cardinals by ABU of Sweden III,
Ben Wright, January/05, p 20 |
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Airex:
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Airex Spinning Reels, Richard Duerden, Fall/94, p 4 |
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Bache Hamilton Brown, Phil White,
January/03, p 8 |
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Alcedo Stuff, Stu Lawson, January/04,
p 15 |
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Altmaeir, PA Rod/Reel Combo, Bob
Wentz, July/02, p 16 |
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American Museum of Fly Fishing,
Richard Lodge, Winter/98, p 11 |
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Art of Bait Casting, Wm Shakespeare
Jr, Winter/96, p 6 |
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Attachments:
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AR-BE Reel Brake, Tom Jacomet,
Fall/99, p 13 |
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A-Squares Fluid Hub, Terry Olds,
January/04, p 10 |
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James Heddon's Auto-Thumber, Steve
Lumpkin, Spring/95, p 6 |
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Heddon Thumber - Part II, Steve
Lumpkin, Winter/96, p 10. |
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Huffman Attachment, White, Garrison,
Pavlack, Summer/99, p 13 |
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Manning, Henry, Fish Line Reel
Holder, Fall/99, p 15 |
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Margis Anti-Backlash Attachment,
Holiday/00, p 16 |
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Reel Deal, Brian Funai, May/03, p 4 |
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Tepker Thriller, Phil White,
January/02, p 9 |
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Auctions:
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Idaho Farm Auction Find, Kirk Ewart,
January/03, p 33 |
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Lang's Auction Strikes the Motherlode, M E Nogay, 1/92, p 1 |
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Lang's March 1992 Auction, 6/92, p 4 |
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Lang's Spring 1993 Auction,
summer/93, p6 |
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Lang's Summer 1993 Auction, Fall/93,
p7 |
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Lang's Fall 1995 Auction, Spring/96,
p 12 |
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Lang's Spring 1996 Auction,
Summer/96, p 7 |
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Lang's Summer 1996 Auction, Fall/96,
p 11 |
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Lang's Fall 1998 Auction, Spring/99,
p 24 |
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Lang's Spring 2001 Auction,
August/01, p 8 |
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Lang's 2001 Fall Auction, January/02,
p 29 |
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Lang's "Doc" Herr Auction,
September/03, p 28 |
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Lang's Fall 2004 Auction, January/05,
p 16 |
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Oliver's February 1991
Auction and Show, Michael Nogay, 4/91, p 1 |
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Oliver's February 1992 Auction, 6/92,
p 4 |
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South Bay May 1991 Auction of
Sporting Collectibles, 6/91, p 4 |
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South Bay/FATC, Feb 1994,
Spring/94, p 7 |
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South Bay 1994 Spring Auction,
Summer/94, p 5 |
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South Bay/FATC, Spring/96, p 8 |
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South Bay Spring Auction, May/03, p
29 |
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The Mother of All Fishing Tackle
Auctions, November/03, p 11 |
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Bache Hamilton Brown, Phil White,
January 03, p 8 |
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Bait Casting, Origin of Short Rod,
James Henshall, Summer/97, p 12 |
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Ball on Ball Spinning Reel, see Karge |
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Barbara Reel, Ben Wright,
September/04, p 16 |
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Benson Rod & Reel Combination, Dan
Basore, March/04, p 8 |
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Big Game Reels:
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George W. Garey Reels, Nick
Swidonovich, March/04, p 4 |
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The Marr Reel, Thornton Ibbetson &
Bruce Wilson, Fall/95, p 5 |
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Billinghurst:
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Fly Reels: American Ten Best, Jim
Brown, Summer/94, p 6 |
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The Estate of William Billinghurst,
Jim Wheeler, July/04, p 16 |
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Bogdan Salmon Reel, Stanley Bogdan,
Summer/00, p 12 |
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Book Review:
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American Fishing Tackle Patents
(Laurie Bingham), Roger Schulz, May/05, p 27 |
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Classic Fishing Lures & Tackle
(Sorenson & Lambert) Roger Schulz, January/04, p 7 |
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Collectible Fishing Reels (Carl
Caiati) Phil White, Sep/03, p 27 |
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Colorado Reels (Carbaugh & Spurr),
Spring/96, p 10 |
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Hardy Brothers: The Men, Their Reels
(John Drewett), Summer/99, p 16 |
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Journey Into the Reel Past (Keith
Slyter), Phil White, Summer/97, p 14 |
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Land of Little Rivers (Austin
Francis), Jim Brown, Winter/99, p 17 |
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Lawson's Price Guide to Old Fishing
Reels, (Stu Lawson) Ed Corwin, Winter/94, p 4 |
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Lawson's Price Guide to Old Fishing
Reels II, (Stu Lawson), Spring/97, p 12 |
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Lawson's Price Guide to Old Fishing
Reels III, (Stu Lawson) Phil White, March/01, p 11 |
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Loomis, Plumb & Company (Phil White),
Roger Schulz, July/04, p 31 |
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Meisselbach & Meisselbach-Catucci
Fishing Reels, (Phil White) Tom Harwood, Summer/96, p 12 |
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Meisselbach & Meisselbach-Catucci
Booklet (Phil White) Roger Schulz, September/05, p 35 |
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Mitchell Collectors Reference Guide
(Dennis Roberts), Ben Wright, Fall/00, p 14 |
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Pflueger Pfacts, the Book, Roger
Schulz, May/05, p 15 |
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Reel & Reel Related Patents of
Enterprise Mfg. Co (Rbt Miller), Roger Schulz, Jan/05, p 27 |
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South Bend, Their Artificial Baits &
Reels (Jim Bourdon), Fall/96, p 12 |
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South Bend Reels (Jim Madden), Phil
White, July/02, p 24 |
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Vintage Fishing Reels of Sweden
(Daniel Skupien), Roger Schulz, January/03, p 13 |
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Warman's Fishing Lures Field Guide,
Stu Lawson, September/03, p 26 |
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Willow Creek and Other Stories (Bob
Miller), Roger Schulz, March/04, p 28 |
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Wright Price Guide for the Reel Man
(Ben Wright),
Winter/96, p 12 |
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Wright Price Guide for the Reel Man
2nd Ed (Ben Wright), Phil White, Winter/99, p 14 |
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Wright Price Guide for the Reel Man
3rd Ed (Ben Wright), September/02, p 24 |
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Yawman & ERbe Automatic Reels (Phil
White) Roger Schulz, July/04 p 31 |
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Zebco - the first 30 years, (Carl
White), Roger Schulz, March/05, p 14 |
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Books: 10 Modern Books on Antique
Fishing Reels, 4/91, p 1 |
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Briggs Reel Company, Peter Burton,
May/05, p 4 |
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Bronson:
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Bronson Reel Company, Summer/96, p 1 |
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Invader, Dave O'Roark, Winter/00, p
13 |
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Butler, Herb "Fish" Reel, Hal
Schlegel, Winter/98, p 16 |
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Cardinal Reel (see ABU) |
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Carlton:
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Carlton Manufacturing Co, Lehmann &
White, Fall/98, p 4 |
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Carlton Descendants, Phil White,
Summer/99, p 8 |
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Catucci, Piny's Last Reel, Phil White,
Winter/99, p 13 |
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Childre, Lew, and Speed Spool, Dan
Basore, January/05, p 10 |
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Click & Drag Reels: Why did we have
them?, Winter/96, P 4 |
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Colgrove Spinning Reel, Phil White,
March/05, p 4 |
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Collecting:
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Ahead of the Curve, Phil White,
November/05, p 8 |
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An ORCA Member's Views, Jim Wiegner,
November/03, p 10 |
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Collector in the Making, Spencer DeVito,
Spring/00, p 12 |
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Collector's War Stories, M. E. Nogay,
Fall/96, p 9 |
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Comments on Collecting, Bill Keffer,
January/02, p 10 |
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How will you transfer you reel
business, Ellen Hyman, March/04, p 9 |
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My Day at a Michigan Country Auction,
Bob Klapoetke, Jan/05, p 14 |
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Night Mares! Tom DuRose, May/03, p 21 |
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Remember, It's more than Buy, Sell &
Trade!, March/04, p 7 |
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So you want to collect old
reels, Tom DuRose, August/01, p 4 |
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Starting a Reel Collection, Jim Brown,
March/02, p 4 |
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What Makes a Reel Collector Tick? Jack
Bright, November/04 p 11 |
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Where did all those flowers come from?
Ellen Hyman, March/03, p 4 |
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Where are the younger collectors?, Carl
Schultz, May/01, p 9 |
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The Rod that Talked To Me, Carl
Schultz, May/05, p 5 |
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Collecting Counter Balanced Handled
Reels, Jack Bright, July/03, p 8 |
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Coxe, J. A.:
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Great Unknown Reel, John Butler,
Fall/00, p 16 |
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Great Unknown Reel More On, Steve
Vernon, Winter/00, p 17 |
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Jaleoxe reel, Phil White, Summer/00, p
21 |
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Undiscovered Zane Grey-Coxe Reel, Dan
Brock, Winter 1996, p 1 |
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Cozzone:
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John A. Cozzone and his Reels, Phil
White, Winter/98, p 4 |
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Dalton Kentucky Reel, 1/92, p 1 |
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DAM Microlite Revisited, March/01, p
17 |
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Deally, Great Reel, Steve Vernon,
May/05, p 16 |
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Dopper Spinning Reel, Hans Brinkel,
March/01, p 13 |
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Duncan-Briggs, see Briggs Reel Co. |
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Dyer Reel, Phil White, September/02,
p 4 |
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Egg Beater Reel, Tim Bahr, Spring/00, p
4 |
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Egg Beater Reels are breeding,
Summer/00, p 20 |
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Egg Beater Reels, son of the son, Steve
Vernon, November/02, p 15 |
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Electric Reels, Stu Lawson, July/05, p
28 |
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Enterprise Mfg. Co. (See Pflueger) |
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Eppinger Casting Reel, Tom DuRose,
November/02, p 11 |
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Eppinger Notangle Reels, Jim Nedela,
January/03, p 10 |
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Exploded Drawings:
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Alcedo Micron, May/03, p 24 |
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Ambassadeur 1750, September/05, p 27 |
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Cardinal 4, November/04, p 26 |
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Langley 310, 330, 340, March/05, p 20 |
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Lash Master Reel, May/05, p 20 |
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Mitchell 300-301, May/04, p 24 |
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Pflueger Akron #1893-1893L, January/03,
p 28 |
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Pflueger FasKast, July/05, p 20 |
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Pflueger Free Flite No. 1200,
September/03, p 24 |
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Quick Champion, January/05, p 22 |
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Record Model 50A |
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Shakespeare Level Wind Reels - 1948-49,
March/04, p 22 |
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Shakespeare Wondercast, November/05, p
31 |
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True Temper/Bronson No. 63,
September/04, p 24 |
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Fakes:
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Counterfeit Fishing Reels?, Phil White,
Fall/98, p 19 |
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Reels on the Net, Richard Lodge,
January/03, p 20 |
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Falch/Fenner Reel, Michael Nogay,
Summer/95, p 1 |
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Farshure Reel, Ben Wright, Winter/00, p
11 |
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Fetter, Charles fishing reel, Jack
Leslie, May/03, p 7 |
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Fishing Company Letterheads, Paul Huba,
Fall/98, p 12 |
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Fishing Company Illustrated Envelopes &
Covers, Phil White, November/02, p 6 |
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Flo-Line Universal Reel - See Meyer,
Lou |
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Fly Lines De-Mystified, Ed Corwin,
Spring/94, p 4 |
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Fly Line Sizes Revisited, Ed Corwin,
Summer/94, p 5 |
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Fly Reels:
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American Ten Best, Jim Brown,
Summer/94, p 6 |
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Bird Cage Reel, Jim Schottenham,
January/03, p 18 |
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Skeleton Fly Reels on the Net, Richard
Lodge, May/03, p 19 |
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Skeleton Fly Reels on the Net, Richard
Lodge, March/04, p 17 |
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Four Brothers (See Pflueger) |
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Fowle: The Fowle Salmon Reel, Mike
Bodner, Fall/94, p 1 |
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Fowler: Fly Reels: American Ten Best,
Jim Brown, Summer/94, p 6 |
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Frost, H.J. & Co. in 1920, Carolyn
Corwin, Summer/99, p 11 |
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Feurer Bros Flip Reel, John Elder,
November/03, p 18 |
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George W. Garey Reels, Nick
Swidonovich, March/04, p 4 |
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Gayle (see Kentucky Reels All
American Lathe) |
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Generic Trade Reels:
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Annie Oakley and the Nevermiss Reel, Phil White, May/03, p 8 |
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Pikies & Uncle Toms, W. Binghame & Co.,
Dr. Todd Larson, Sept/05, p 9 |
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Q&A on S&Q, Dr. Todd Larson,
November/05, p 20 |
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German Mystery Reel, Henry Caldwell,
Holiday/00, p 15 |
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German Mystery Reel, Stefan Duma,
May/01, p 28 |
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Giant Brass Reel, Tom Harwood,
January/04, p 14 |
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Gillette Pocket Fishing Outfit, May/02,
p 27 |
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Gillette Pocket Fishing Outfit,
November/03, p 32 |
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Go With's:
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Brower Reel-Holder, Dave Erickson,
Fall/00, p 15 |
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Eagle Trolley Sinker, Phil White,
Fall/98, p 9 |
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Fishing Tins, Summer/00, p 6 |
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GEP Whistle, May/02, p 15 |
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Insect Repellants, Fall/99, p 12 |
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Line Dryers, Summer/99, p 15 |
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Match Safes and Match Holders, May/01,
p 20. |
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Mechanical Gaffs, Winter/99, p 17 |
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Minnow Buckets, Holiday/00, p 9 |
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Tournament Medals, Phil White,
Spring/99, p 20 |
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Gulf Reel Company, Colby Sorrells,
Summer/99, p 6 |
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Gyratory Reel, Phil White, Spring/96, p
9 |
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Hand Laid Lines, Carolyn Corwin,
August/01, p 14 |
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Hardy Brass Faced Fly Reels, Stacey
Weeks, Fall/95, p 1 |
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Haskell Minnow record price - are Reels
next, Richard Lodge, Jan/04, p 16 |
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Heddon:
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Imperial No. 125, Lee Faber, May/04, p
4 |
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This Heddon 3-15 is unusual, Carl
Schultz, October/01, p 9 |
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Hendryx:
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Dating Hendryx Reels, Harold "Doc"
Herr, Fall/94, p 7 |
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Henshall, James A. Phil White,
March/01, p 4 |
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Henshall Reel Collection, Mike Nogay,
May/01, p 28 |
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Hermos Reels (see Ocean City) |
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Herr, Doc Memories of, Steve Vermon,
March/01, p 18 |
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Hewitt: Fly Reels: American Ten Best,
Jim Brown, Summer/94, p 6
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Holmes, Reels of L.W., Connecticut
Reelmaker, Richard Lodge, Fall/99, p 10
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Holzmann, Ernest, Reels by, Winter/98,
p 25
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Horn Reel on a rod, Jack Leslie,
May/02, p 16
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Horton Manufacturing Co:
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Advertising, Phil White, Summer/00, p
10 |
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Introduction, Phil White, Winter/99, p
8 |
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Meek, Bluegrass & Bristol Fishing
Reels, Phil White, Spring/00, p 10 |
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Ice Fishing Reel or Kitchen Utensil?
Dave Hartranft, March/04, p 15 |
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"Indiana" Reels:
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Indiana Reel from Michigan, Steven
Vernon, November/02, p 9 |
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Inexpensive Indiana Reel Spools, Steven
Vernon, May/03, p 14 |
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More Indiana Reel Spools, January/05, p
6 |
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Indiana/Kentucky reel (see Fetter) |
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Internet; Is it wrecking tackle shows?
Ed Corwin, Winter/99, p 10 |
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Janciuras Perfection style Reel,
September/05, p 24 |
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Jug Fishing, Summer/99, p 19 |
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Karge Ball on Ball Spinning Reel, Bob
Wentz, March/01, p 14 |
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Karge Ball on Ball Spinning Reel,
Phil White, May/01, p 28 |
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Karge Ball on Ball Spinning Reel, Ben
Wright, May/04, p 19 |
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Kasschau Hand Reel, Winter/96, p 6 |
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Kasschau, Henry C. A. Fishing Reel,
Steve Tillisch, Summer/00, p 14 |
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Keene Valley Reel, Tom DuRose,
July/02, p 8 |
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Kiest Reel (see Willoughby Reel) |
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Kentucky Reels:
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The All American Lathe, Currey Gayle,
May/05, p 10 |
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The Dalton Kentucky Reel, 1/92, p 1 |
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Indiana/Kentucky reel (see Fetter) |
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Kentucky Reel Reference Guide,
Michael Nogay, 1/91, p 4 |
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Kentucky Reelmakers Time Line, Carl
Schultz, Winter/98, p 10 |
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Wowser Kentucky Reel Estate Sale,
Winter/98, p 20 |
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Kovalovsky. Kona Marlin on Antique
Rod & Reel, Brian Funai, May/01, p 10 |
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Langley:
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An Introduction to Langley Reels, Gary
Quick, Spring/95, p 8 |
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Demonstrator Reels, Gary Quick,
Fall/96, p 10 |
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Fly Reels, Alan Baracco, November/04, p
24 |
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Gear Box Control Early Langley
Baitcasters, Alan Baracco, May/05, p 8 |
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Is this the earliest Langley? Colby
Sorrells, Summer/00, p 7 |
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Lurecast and Target Baitcasters, Alan
Baracco, March/05, p 8 |
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Plugcast, Alan Baracco, September 03, p
11 |
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Streamlite, Alan Baracco, September/03,
p 9 |
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Whitecap #425, Nello Armstrong,
Spring/00, p 21 |
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Lash Master Reel, May/05, p 28 |
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Left Hand Reels, Colby Sorrells,
Spring/00, p 18 |
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Leonard:
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Fly Reels: American Ten Best, Jim
Brown, Summer/94, p 6 |
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Level winds, "windshield wiper", Steven
Vernon, January/03, p 4 |
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Loomis & Plum Automatic, Fall/98, p 21 |
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Loomis, Francis A., Reel Man, Phil
White, Winter/00, p 14 |
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Luxor Spinning Reels, Stu Lawson,
January/02, p 17 |
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Luxor Spinning Reels II, Stu Lawson,
March/02, p 13 |
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Malleson:
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Fly Reels: American Ten Best, Jim
Brown, Summer/94, p 6 |
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A note on Identifying Malleson Reels,
Steven Vernon, Spring/95, p 1 |
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More information on Malleson Reels,
Summer/96, p 3 |
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Marr Reel, The, Thornton Ibbetson &
Bruce Wilson, Fall/95, p 5 |
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Martin:
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Automatic Trolling Reel, Winter/98, p
17 |
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Birth of the Automatic Reel, Fall/98,
p 21 |
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Master-Kaster Pump Reel, Arne Soland,
6/92, p 1 |
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Master-Kaster Pump Reel, More on the,
Summer/93, p 6 |
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Meek:
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Fly Reels: American Ten Best, Jim
Brown, Summer/94, p 6 |
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The K. Y. James Tournament Reel,
Steve Kelly, September/02, p 7 |
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Meisselbach:
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