your first baitcasting reel

[J Francho]

PS2-5B

 

[bowhunter63]

Zebco 110 pro staff 

[crypt]

1973  10 years old,Ambassadeur 5000 .  still have it.

[J Francho]

5 minutes ago, bowhunter63 said:

Zebco 110 pro staff 

Forgot about these!

[bowhunter63]

3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Forgot about these!

 

Yes sir. They were Rockin it back in the day 

1 minute ago, bowhunter63 said:

 

Yes sir. They were Rockin it back in the day 

Even had the matching hat

2 minutes ago, bowhunter63 said:

 

Yes sir. They were Rockin it back in the day 

Even had the matching hat

This is the one I miss from back in the day 

[the reel ess]

1983 or so Daiwa PMF100Procaster Magforce. I asked for it for Christmas because I saw Bill Dance use it on TV. It still had the pushbutton spool release just like this. I was actually still using it up to about 5 years ago. Daiwa mailed me parts to fix it for free (not even postage) three times before it finally fell apart. It was state of the art when it came out. One of the first magnetic braking reels. It lasted so long it was a marvel of engineering.

 

[Basseditor]

For me too: Red Ambassadeur 5000 in 1963. For my 10th birthday.

[BrianMDTX]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

Forgot about these!

Love that pistol grip rod. And man! A hi-speed 4.8:1 retrieve! Smokin’! ?

 

It probably was fast back in the day!

[the reel ess]

41 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

Love that pistol grip rod. And man! A hi-speed 4.8:1 retrieve! Smokin’! ?

 

It probably was fast back in the day!

I've still got my dad's old Bantam XHS (extra high speed) reel that's a blazing 5.1:1.

[J Francho]

By 90 or 91, Daiwa had a 7:1 reel in the PT series.

[Alpster]

Shimano Bantam SG - Bought it in the 70s. I'd still be using it if I hadn't given it away.

 

[Glenn]

38 minutes ago, Alpster said:

Shimano Bantam SG - Bought it in the 70s. I'd still be using it if I hadn't given it away.

Wait, whaaaaat?  First post in 2 years!  Welcome back Ronnie!!

 

[roadwarrior]

48 minutes ago, Alpster said:

Shimano Bantam SG - Bought it in the 70s. I'd still be using it if I hadn't given it away.

 

 Woo-hoo!

[ThatZX14Fella]

It was a Pflueger, but I can't remember the model. I know it was orange and silver. I didn't get much use out of it before the line guide started sticking. I didn't know anything about fixing reels at that time, so I went back to spincasters for a while.

[FishTank]

My first was a BPS Rick Clunn reel from about 15-20 years ago.  Didn't really care for it. 

[Catt]

Y'all spoiled ?

 

I came from a saltwater background so my first baitcaster was a Penn 109 level wind. Try throwing spinnerbaits with that puppy!

 

My first bass setup was Abu Garcia Ambassador 5000, then moved to Shimano.

 

 

[Backroad Angler]

My first baitcasting reel was a Abu Garcia Silvermax when I first started fishing, I was 18. 

[J Francho]

12 hours ago, Catt said:

My first bass setup was Abu Garcia Ambassador 5000, then moved to Shimano.

Do you still have that Curado?  I remember when the Green B came out, it was $10 more than the Citica B, and it was a hard decision whether it was worth that $10.  How times have changed.  

[NYWayfarer]

Mine was most likely an old Penn level wind used to catch Bluefish on party boats off of sheepshead bay or Long Island NY

[Catt]

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

Do you still have that Curado?  I remember when the Green B came out, it was $10 more than the Citica B, and it was a hard decision whether it was worth that $10.  How times have changed.  

 

No sir don't know why but at the time I didn't like low profile reels.

 

Ended up giving it away  ?