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Re: What was your first reel?
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04/06/17 06:33 PM
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GarySHO
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![[Linked Image]](http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q784/GarySHO/myspace-graphic-funny022_zpsfe2f4386.jpg) A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user- Theodore Roosevelt Broken Bow Lake Fishing Guide 2020 Caymas CX 20 PRO and 250 SHO Hochatownfishingguide.com Originally Posted by Allison1 All hail Trump, no matter what.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 12:07 AM
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Ranger 188vs
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This may be my favorite thread ever on TFF. Most of the replys give away the age of the writer/fisherman. Neat thread.
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Re: What was your first reel?
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04/08/17 12:43 AM
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Chris B
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Zebco 33 for my first reel. And a Shimano Bantom Mag that I saved up mowing yards for baitcasters. Think my second baitcaster was a Ryobi.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: GarySHO]
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04/08/17 01:34 AM
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RBDavis3591
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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+1 on Zebco 202 after a cane pole.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: DaveTV]
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04/08/17 03:31 AM
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JD/76708
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Zebco 33 was the first for me... Then I was introduced to one of those red round Ambassadors. Learned how to untangle birds nests on it before catching fish. +1......had some fish on at the end of some of those "knot wars" Thought I was living large when I saved up and bought a 5500c
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 03:33 AM
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pabsr
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Outdoorsman
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 03:53 AM
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toddfish
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Abu Garcia Abu Matic spin cast was my first reel. Abu Garcia 1500c was my first baitcaster, got it from my Dad on my 13th birthday in 1981. Still have it and it is still in great working order, although I don't use it. It sits on a display shelf along with a bunch of other great old reels.
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 04:28 AM
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Clint H.
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My first was a zebco 33. First bait caster was a hand me down. Pictured here. It was a Shakespeare president 1980. With a lews rod. Wish I knew more about those reels 
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 02:28 PM
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97Stratos
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Outdoorsman
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I'm 66. First reel was a Zebco 33. Graduated to a Ambassador 5000 when I was 8 years old. Still have that reel,it is in a glass case atop my fireplace. Sweet memories.
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Re: What was your first reel?
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04/08/17 11:36 PM
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H2ODawg67
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Zebco 33, and some kind of open face reel, it was named I think a (something) V-MAX. It was designed to help alleviate backlashes with its v-shaped spool design. Probably a Ryoby?
Formerly H2ODawg
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/08/17 11:39 PM
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H2ODawg67
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Angler
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Zebco 202 then graduated to a Zebco 33. My first baitcaster was an Ambassador 5500C
Formerly H2ODawg
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/09/17 12:06 AM
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wetduck
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Angler
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Automatic southbend fly reel, first fish was a warmouth on same reel
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
#12189549
04/09/17 12:06 AM
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wetduck
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Angler
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Automatic southbend fly reel, first fish was a warmouth on same reel
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Re: What was your first reel?
[Re: cruzfishing]
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04/09/17 06:20 PM
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Phototex
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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My first reel, bought around 1954, was a green Shakespeare Model 1745 Spin Wonder Reel. It hung under the rod like a modern spinning reel, but was a closed-face model. Had to turn the handle backward 1/4 turn to cast and turn the front cover to adjust the drag. I caught a ton of fish with that reel. My first casting reel was an Ambassadeur 5000.
PB: 10-01 on a Ribbit frog
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