poisonokie Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Anybody know the order in which millionaire models were released? I.e. 3R, 3RM, II, IV, V, etc. I know the Millionaire V was released in 1972 from a print ad I found, but that's it. Trying to find a date range for this reel in particular: Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted December 2, 2015 Super User Posted December 2, 2015 Beautiful reel. Can't help with your quest....but I'm saddened if early '70's is vintage...I acknowledge it probably might be, but sad just the same 1 Quote
poisonokie Posted December 2, 2015 Author Posted December 2, 2015 Thank you, sir. I thought it was nice. Other than a few small dings it's in mint condition with the box, the plastic shell it sat in, the schematic, and manual. It even had what I assume was the original mono spooled on it. I stripped that off, cleaned out all the old grease, which was like syrup, oiled up the leather drag washers, lubed everything else, spooled on some 14# trilene XL, mounted it on a browning silaflex rod, tied on a plug, and found that not only does it reel smoothly, but casts surprisingly well for a 40? year old reel with zero bearings and the simplest possible centrifugal brake. Don't plan on actually using it, just a fun winter project. And I supposed I could call it classic instead of vintage, but you can get a classic millionaire built yesterday, so you'll just have to feel old. Quote
Puggz Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I have a Millionair II 6000M that I bought around 1987.. It's currently still in service on a Fenwick Elite Tech Muskie Trolling rod spooled with 80lb Power Pro. It will continue to serve this purpose until I can afford a Tekota 600LC. 1 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted December 2, 2015 Super User Posted December 2, 2015 When I saw this title, I thought it was a question about old rich guys. Hootie Quote
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