This Fishing Reel Research section has been developed by the members of ORCA to promote our mission of educating the public and collectors about the the history of fishing reels and the manufacturers and distributors. In this section, we provide the following topics:
- Reel Makers Searchable List
- Index of Reel Makers A-L
- Index of Reel Makers M-Z
- NY Ball-Handle Reels
- Bronson Reels
- Marhoff Reels
- Ocean City Reels
- Canadian Reel Makers
- Italian Reel Makers
- List of fishing reel distributors
- U.S. Reel Patents & Search Tools
- Early Canadian Reel Patents
- U.S. Fishing Tackle Trademarks Public Index
- Glossary
- Reel Grading
- Reel Books
If you are looking for information on the types of reels, parts of reels, and the history of reels, go to this section: History of Fishing Reels.
ORCA is dedicated to gathering information for fishing reel collectors and historians. Our goal is to provide our members and the public with the largest and most complete digital archive of fishing reel information. We do this with our Library and our many online resources such as the resources here in the Fishing Reel Research section. Some information is restricted to members of ORCA, so we invite you to join our organization and help us with this mission and view all of the available information. If you have new information to add, please contact our Webmaster.
Editor: OPEN
Webmaster: Matt Wickham
FRR Contributors – Robert Paul Ellis, Phil White, Rick Heitman, Jim Madden, Al Stover, Paul Manuel, Jim Schottenham, Mark Williams, Steve Vernon, David Lehmann, Ron Gast, Jason Dennis, Colby Sorrels, Alan Baracco, Craig Barber, Matt Wickham, Dave Bumgarner.