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  1. Here are some pics of a few of my spin reels. The first pic includes a few Sagarra reels which were made in Spain. The 2nd & 3rd pics show a Japanese made spin reel which I believe is a prototype. The 4th & 5th pics are of an Escualo reel made in Argentina. The last pic is of a saltwater pivoting spin reel which I believe was handmade and is one of a kind. Randy
  2. Your Johnson Sure-Spin 640 was made by the Louis Johnson Co in Highland Park, IL around 1955. This is not the same company that made all of the Johnson Spincast reels which was based in Mankato, MN. That company was Dennison Johnson. Value in mint condition is about $75. Louis Johnson made several other spinning reels besides the Sure-Spin 640.
  3. Hi Sudsy, Are you sure about the Mitchell 1090 only being sold in Europe? The reason I ask is that I have late 1960's or early 1970s Mitchell schematics showing the Mitchell 1040-1060 and my 1980 schematics show the 1040-1060 & 1090-1120 reels. Mitchell reels sold only in Europe were never shown in our US schematics that I know of. There was another lever drag Mitchell reel called the President made by Gladiator in Italy which may have been sold in Europe only but I am not positive of that. Randy
  4. Hi, I recently picked up a nice Mitchell 1090 reel. It is a good sized lever drag type trolling reel. Just my guess but I think it would rate as a 9/0 or 10/0 sized reel. It could be larger but I am not very familiar with large saltwater reels, so I can't say for sure. The sideplates are about 5 5/8" in diameter and it is about 3" between the sideplates. I have taken it a part, cleaned, lubed, and assembled the reel. It is a well made reel with stainless steel gears and dual ball bearings on each side of the spool. This is the first Mitchell lever drag reel I have seen and have some questions about it for anyone who is familiar with these types of reels. 1. Is the 1090 the largest of the lever drag reels made by Mitchell? 2. If not which model is the largest and how does the 1090 compare in size to the largest model? 3. Anyone have an idea as to what year my 1090 was made and it's value? The serial number is 21663 and is marked on the front of the bottom front pillar. My 1980 Mitchell schematics shows a single large bottom pillar but mine has two pillars spaced about 7/8" a part. The reel foot is mounted onto the two bottom pillars. Appearance wise it has some scratches on the side plates and a fair but not excessive amount of corrosion on the aluminum spool. Mechanically the reel is in very good condition. It cranks smoothly, the bearings are good, the clicker is loud, and the ferodo drag plate shows little wear. The drag index dog seems to work correctly and catches & holds on the nothches on the drag index plate. There is not any flaking of the chrome on the reel foot. None of the screws are buggered up. Even though there are several scratches on the side plates I don't think the reel was used much. Thanks for any help. Randy
  5. Hi Bootnrally, The Roddy reel you have is not associated in any way to the new ones connected to Penn. The book I have says that Roddy was a division of Roddy Recreation Products, Inc located in Gardenia, CA. They sold many reels with the Roddy name from ultralights to heavy saltwater reels from the early 1960s to the late 1960s. Since you said your reel is larger than a Penn 700 I would have to say the model is one of 5 large saltwater sized reel in the 900 series. The 5 large saltwater Roddy reels listed in my book are 910-A, 925-RL, 944, 944-L, & 966. Randy
  6. Doug, If you turn the reel upside down there is a number on the bottom of the reel foot. The first two numbers will tell you what year the reel was made. The second set of two numbers will tell you the month the reel was made. Your reel is likely a little newer than 1970-71. The first year of production was 1973 and they were made up through 1975. The direct drive works only when the reel is cranked. Once the handle is released the drag will kick in. Since the reel was only made for 3 years they are quite collectible. Yours looks to be in pretty good condition and everything looks original, so that's a plus. Randy
  7. This reel is not, at least to my understanding a mooching reel. This is a casting reel with a free spool feature capable of casting long distances. I also discovered late last night that the reel can be converted to right-hand retrieve by reversing the body 180 degrees. Then one needs to remove the A/R Lever & flip it upside down. The brake lever must be removed and the spare brake lever that came with the reel can then be installed. One brake lever is for left-hand retrieve and the spare one is for right-hand retrieve. The reel has two A/R Dogs or Pawls and reversing the A/R Lever activates the other dog. The first two pics below shows the two A/R Reverse Dogs one on each side of the pinion gear. The next two internal pics show the reel in the casting and free spool position. Randy
  8. Rich, Here's a picture of the spool on my Punch reel. That arrow shaped projection on the top metal drag washer I mentioned in my previous post is actually more square shaped. Randy
  9. SkitterPop, The brown & gold 720Z & 722Z came out in 1976 and was the first version of the new 720 & 722Z series. The more common black & gold 720 & 722Z models came out a few years later. They are valued a little higher than the black & gold versions. Randy
  10. Hang Em High is right. I just took a look at mine to see how the drag washers were aligned in the spool. The drag washer retainer on my spool is an insert which is threaded and screws into the top of the spool to hold the drag washers in place. To remove the insert a special pin spanner type wrench is needed unless it happens to be loose enough that you can unscrew it with your fingers. I never did get the retainer unscrewed on mine. Under the retainer I can see a series of washers. The top metal drag washer has an arrow shaped projection that points inward. The spool shaft is made with a narrow slot and the arrow shaped projection on the top metal washer slides into that slot. This prevents the spool from loosening or tightening depending on which way the spool is turned. There is also a fiber washer that fits on top of the click gear on the spool shaft. Rich, hope this helps. Randy
  11. Received the Daiwa Viking SS-77LB reel today and it is pretty neat. Phil was right on when about the reel being made for the Japanese market. The instruction sheet did come with the reel and it is in Japanese. Except for English printing on the front & back of the box the other two sides and the top right flap the printing is also all Japanese. Also in the box with the reel is the cloth bag and a plastic bag containing an extra Brake Lever and tube of grease. The reel mounts under the rod like a spin or fly reel. The gear ratio is: 1:3.1. The diameter of the aluminum spool is about 3" and best I can tell holds 260 yds of #30 line. There is a larger model SS-88LB which will hold about 530 yds of #30 line. The spool snaps onto & off of a center shaft like a fly reel. Depressing the black button at the center of the handle puts the reel into free spool. This action disengages the pinion gear from the spool. There are two black plastic levers on the handle side which turn on-off the anti-reverse and clicker. The only drag on the reel is the large lever which only functions when the anti-reverse is turned off, otherwise the reel is basically direct drive. There is a black plastic pad on the bottom of the Brake Lever which comes into contact with the rim on the spool when the Brake Lever is pulled upwards. This reel was designed for long distance casting. I put the reel into free spool and spun the spool once with my fingers. It ran for about 30 seconds before stopping. Randy
  12. Rich, I just joined the forum today and going through the pages I ran across your post. If you still have the reel it is worth hanging onto. The Punch reels were made in France from about 1953 through the late 1950s. They are not low end reels and are very collectible. All six or so models have manual pickups just like yours. Values for Mint reels run from $250-$275. I have the same model and they are very well built. Randy
  13. I was told by a friend, Phil that if the instruction sheet has Japanese printing the reel was for the Japanese market. Now I just hope the instruction sheet will be in the box, when it arrives. Thank You. Randy
  14. Lyngos, Ok, now we know you have a spinning reel. The value still depends much on condition but values for reels in Mint condition run from $50-$75 for the smaller freshwater spin reels like yours. I am sorry but I can't help you out the rod & lure values. Randy
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