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 Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: M. Alexander]
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04/01/17 04:07 AM
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DKennimer
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My VERY first reel, like most, was a Zebco. Dad weaned me from that at pretty young age, though. I cut my teeth on these starting about 6 or 7.  That is the reel my Pappaw bought me the day I was born. I still have it, cleaned up and put away.I didn't start using it until I was about six. The first reel to use was a Zepco 202.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 04:26 AM
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Razorback
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Johnson Century was my first reel. Ambassadeur 5000 was the first baitcaster I used, and I still have it. Those reels may be a little noisy and not as smooth as some, but they will last forever.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 04:27 AM
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JerryC
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Garcia Abu-matic 170 about 51 yrs ago, I was 6
Baitcaster 5500C First baitcaster
Jerry
Good Fishing To You
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 08:37 AM
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FXfromTx
Pro Angler
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My first reel was my great grandfather's zebco 33 attached to a 6' telescoping rod.
First baitcaster was a Pflueger Criterion. Still have them both.
"The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad."
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 08:41 AM
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bigbass94
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Shimano Bantam Citica. Loved that reel.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: Fish2222]
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04/01/17 11:11 AM
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John175☮
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Yep, Ambassador 5000....It was red.....lasted for about 15 years.
Pulled in lots and lots of bass with it. Same for me...Still have it as a lure knocker reel.
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.†-JFK
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: John175☮]
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04/01/17 11:15 AM
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McKinneyMike
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Garcia Mitchell 300 spinning reel and a South Bend rod. My dad bought me the reel for my 13th birthday. I got the rod using Green Stamps. Happiest day of my life  I am 60 and still have that reel though I never use it anymore.
Last edited by McKinneyMike; 04/01/17 11:17 AM.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 12:44 PM
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beartrap
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Shakespeare wonder reel and montague steel rod back in late 40's...was envious of my Dad who had a Plueger supreme...graduated from wonder reel to a Mitchell 300 in early 50's then a red ambassador in mid 60's....
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 01:23 PM
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reeltexan
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My first baitcasting reel was a Lew's BB1 Speed Spool that I purchased at Outdoors Unlimited in Arlington in 1976 for $59.95. I also bought a Browning Silaflex Graphite pistol grip rod - 5'6" long for $59.95. In those days 120 bucks was a pile of cash. I still have the both the reel and the rod. 
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
Bill Shakespeare![[Linked Image]](http://s4.postimage.org/f0dhseas/P1120145.jpg)
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 01:27 PM
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blooper961
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Zebco 33 for me, but dad had an Ambassador baitcaster.
He spent a lot of time with tangles.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 01:31 PM
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TX Rigged Senko
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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First spinning reel was an old Mitchell. My first baitcaster was a brown reel from Cabela's - I think it was called the Tournament 2. I still have a Cabela's Fish Eagle that I ordered in 2001!
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/01/17 01:35 PM
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Tc24
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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1998 Pro Gator 160V
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: Barn]
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04/01/17 03:37 PM
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beeflover
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mid 50's something pfluegar baitcaster had green handles, so caught my 6 year old eye in the hardware store. Would cast about 30 ft with a 1/2 oz sinker!
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: reeltexan]
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04/01/17 03:47 PM
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M. Alexander
Extreme Angler
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My first baitcasting reel was a Lew's BB1 Speed Spool that I purchased at Outdoors Unlimited in Arlington in 1976 for $59.95. I also bought a Browning Silaflex Graphite pistol grip rod - 5'6" long for $59.95. In those days 120 bucks was a pile of cash. I still have the both the reel and the rod. That's awesome you still have it. Wish I had the old Bantams & Lews of my dad's. I think my brother still has an old Browning pistol grip in his garage.
Mark
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