Super User *Hootie Posted July 24, 2015 Super User Posted July 24, 2015 Bassmaster magazine, March/April 1980 Hootie 1 Quote
kschultz76 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Are you curating a display for the bass angling Smithsonian? Recently saw an episode of Pro Patterns Exposed with David Fritts where he talks about and flashes back to his original Lews reels, and some he still has and uses. 1 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted July 24, 2015 Author Super User Posted July 24, 2015 I just love looking over my old magazines and massive library, and antique baitcasting reel collection. Reminiscing about the old days. Makes me feel young again. Hootie 2 Quote
kschultz76 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Hootie you're only as old as you act. At least that's what my wife tells me when she says I'm acting like a 12 yr old. 1 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 24, 2015 Super User Posted July 24, 2015 Bassmaster magazine, March/April 1980 20150724_144159-1.jpg Hootie Those where some awesome reels back then. I was 8 years old when that add came out. 1 Quote
kschultz76 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Those where some awesome reels back then. I was 8 years old when that add came out. Gotcha beat I was 8 months old! Quote
Basswhippa Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Those were the good Lews. They weren't today's Chinese bubble pack throwaways you get at Wal Mart for $50. They were well over $100 over 30 years ago. . They were built by Shimano. I had one, it was excellent. The late Bill Murphy stated it was the favorite baitcasting reel he ever had, in his book. Quote
Kevinator1 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 those old Lews were the reels that trick-caster Shag Shahid used....I've never seen anyone who could cast like that guy.....saw him at the boat sport and travel show as a kid and he was amazing.....better than any pro i have watched. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted July 25, 2015 Super User Posted July 25, 2015 I always like this ad when it shows up. I think it was from 1977. Quote
bass raider Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 My grandpa owned the rod on the far right, he used it for catfishing and then he gave it to me.i use it occasionally for spinnerbaits but its mostly a conversational piece now Quote
rangerjockey Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 I fished them as a kid. Back then, the abu's were more popular but the lews were always nice with a smaller profile.. They were made by shimano and ryobi as I recall. And there my have been a third manufacturer.. They were nice in the day but no comparison to the Shimano's and Daiwa's I use today.. Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted July 25, 2015 Super User Posted July 25, 2015 I like these also i found one in mint condition at a yard sale for 8$ looks like it was never used. Quote
Anantha Patel Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 I have an old Zebco, but it's nothing like those rods. Quote
jtharris3 Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 Cool ad. I owned several of those reels. Those were excellent reels. I still remember a good fishing buddy of mine and I would always go back and forth on which reel was better. He was a die hard ambassador guy and I fished Lew's and the Ryobi's that were similar to the Lew's. Quote
Last_Cast Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 Those where some awesome reels back then. I was 8 years old when that add came out. Gotcha beat I was 8 months old! I was what?? -10. A twinkle in my dad's eye Quote
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