mojoman Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Looking for a Centaure Pacific--working reel, parts unit, or just drag parts. Have one I'm trying to restore...missing keyed metal drag washer, so a parts unit must have this part. This was my favorite reel when I was a kid, fishing the surf and jetties back in NJ. Now it caught the eye of my 13 year old, who has a good eye for what he calls "old school" gear. Can paypal or MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander1 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have a Centaure Pacific spinning reel that has a half bail. Serial #702613 on top of reel foot. Brown/Bronze in color, mechanically and cosmetically very good, however it is a strange color. Made in France. $25 shipped to you, Paypal is fine "Thats as big as a fish that size gets" - Russ WilsonRIP JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoman Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Highlander1, PM me your info and we got a deal. Still looking...maybe I can get a pr of these suckers going. Wonder what ever happened to the yellow Eagle Claw surf rod I used to have paired with the Centaure? I thought it was great back then...now I'd probably think it was a noodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26jimbo Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have many Centaures give me a day and I will see what I can do for you. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastnCav Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Won one of these reels when I was a kid in a Seaside Park fishing contest the town ran back then. Don't know what happened to it: wish it was up stairs in one of those old boxes. All our first spinning reels came from France: RuMer, Mitchel etc.. Early '50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoman Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Jimbo: Thanks for reply. No rush since we are snowed under here in VA (doesn't take much to snow us under--6" will do it). I came up in the 70s. Back then I remember the Mitchell 302 being the most common reel on the beach down in Wildwood/Cape May. I inherited the Centaure from my uncle around 1972. I think this was a 60s reel. I don't remember ever seeing anyone else using a Centaure, then or since. Looks like a quite usable reel except the drag system is minimal by modern standards. I'm a 704 man, but I'll fish Centaures with my kid for the novelty factor and a blast from the past! If I get spooled by a big skate, so be it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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