WHO MADE MY REEL? - INNARDS ADDED!

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:27:13 GMT

Dr. Todd!

I just chanced on this thread which I thought had been forgotten! I've been working for you ...right up to this minute...finishing a second drawing hopefully for Patrick Garners ' Edwards book. It will be finished by morning and I'll send a scan of the two to Pat in the morning.

About this reel, I've been researching it from the time I got MarlinMan's tip that it may be by Robert Haskell. Since then, I've talked with Maine artist...

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feeds@yuku.com (Whitefish Press) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:50:30 GMT

At the risk of breaking the flow of the rather hallucinogenic twist this thread has taken, I would like to offer an alternative theory on this beautiful reel. If it does indeed date to the 1930s and 1940s, it is possible it was made at a trade school as a final project. An acquaintance of mine has several reels made at trade schools--including an absolutely stunning Kentucky reel that works as nicely as any Talbot and has wonderful engraving, and that is also marked with the maker's name,...

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:36:03 GMT

Floodtide, Welcome back from Xanadu! Whilst pleasuring yourself in the Dome, some other Forum members have suggested the reel in question might be by Robert Haskell of Maine. I don't believe he (Haskell) was an associate of Kubla or Chaka or even Olivia Newton John. However, your quote of the Killer reminded me that at a Hall of Fame dinner at the Catskill Museum a year ago, I ended the evening drinking with Art Lee and vaguely remember the topics of conversation were: Belarmino Martinez,...

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:53:11 GMT

Afgan. Im still awaiting the return of Watson from Zanadu, I knew it was a mistake to leave him alone with Kubla in the Pleasure Dome but I'm hoping he'll turn up soon. Because I believe your suggestion has merit and because it is true that - There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamed of in the philosophy of this Forum (Spokeshave) we should be able to track down the information you seek.

Meanwhile - I'm still thinking. (Jerry Lee Lewis - Little Queenie)...

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:03:38 GMT

Hey, Holmes and Watson...I think you should start a new thread on the Classic "High" Forum. Of course, if you think a nice hit of opium might lead to insight as to the maker of my reel...why then...Carry on!

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:23:35 GMT

Whats(on)left,
thanks for the invitation- can't wait to get hooka'd up with you in the den. Perhaps we could then mentally 'fly' off down to Xanadu and meet up with Kubla and see how he's getting on with his 'joint'.
Sherlock.
PS. by the way - I was only pretending I couldn't read your blank message but I suspect you know that. I hope you won't object to me sharing it with others who might not have understood it, it says: -
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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:50:17 GMT

MarlinsMan... Tell me more! Please!

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feeds@yuku.com (whatsleft2) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:31:43 GMT

Just an acknowledgement at returned good humor Holmes............now off to the opium den with us...........!!

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feeds@yuku.com (MARLINS MAN) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:19:21 GMT

BOB HASKIL BUXTON ,MAINE THE DRAG SYSTEM IS A GIVE AWAY ?????

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:39:06 GMT

Is your blank post a clue Dr. Whats(on)left? if so forgive me for being too dense to understand it.
Regards
Floodtide.AKA Sherlock

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:33:56 GMT

Afgan good evening, thanks for the further information, I note what you say - including Ed Hewitt's being a perfectionist' which could be deduced from your previous post. I am sure I irritate many readers from time to time - possibly even all the time. This isn't deliberate it arises from the different way we approach questions and the answers we arrive at. I am neither better or worse - just different (hopefully). I can only respond the way I see things and I do where...

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:39:32 GMT

Dr. Floodtide,
I wasn't suggesting that Ed Hewitt made this reel, only that someone of that ilk may have made it. Hewitt was wealthy and a perfectionist but the reels he made wouldn't fit your description. They are innovative with many unique features taken from a number of popular reels (raised pillars, roller bar, and a multi-point drag),but aesthetically I don't think they would pass your test. Among other things, Hewitt created the Bi-visible dry fly and introduced it to...

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feeds@yuku.com (whatsleft2) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:17:48 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:33:03 GMT

Yes! Dr.Whatsleft ................ it is I.

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feeds@yuku.com (whatsleft2) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:31:13 GMT

Sherlock..........................is that you??? ..........! Sherlock........................??

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:41:34 GMT

Afgan good evening, I regret I don't know Ed Hewitt - or any other wealthy hobbyist but my thinking tells me that it is unlikely E.H. made this reel. I'm assuming that E.H. would be interested in fishing and would therefore want to make the reel the best it could be - and it clearly falls short of that. The foot and the bridge it sits upon is lacking in the quality and care which the rest of the components advertise. Unfortunately we can't see enough of this part of the reel to...

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:11:40 GMT

Floodtide, There are so many mysteries about this reel. Even though it seems to be more of an American design, there are many aspects that seem to be more British to me...such as; the amount of brass/bronze (as in the base the reel foot is attached to), the shape, look and feel of the handle, and most of all, the flush (or slightly recessed position of the reel foot.
As I mentioned earlier, in my limited experience I am not familiar with many American reels (from this relatively...

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feeds@yuku.com (floodtide) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:23:28 GMT

Afgan hello again, Thanks for the information.Using a right hand thread for the drum locking screw is one of the classic errors made with these foreigners' i.e. reels made in a factory surreptitiously when the machinist should have be making bits for aeroplanes or motor cars or whatever.It was probably produced in an enterprise which wasn't sufficiently advanced technologically speaking to keep a stock of LH threaded taps in the stores and requesting one would have required some...

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feeds@yuku.com (whatsleft2) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:34:26 GMT

The back of the reel looks kinda familiar.............the handle is really beautiful................does anyone recognize the handle from some other reel..............? how likely is it for a machinist to also make his own handle.................just wonderin..............!

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feeds@yuku.com (Brian Shaffer) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:57:38 GMT

I wish my uncle had made those :-(

(( my uncle never even fished ))

Nice pull ! Quite the interesting piece.
However all these unusual reels are found is beyond me.

Brian

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feeds@yuku.com (afgantrout) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:15:59 GMT

I saw this reel on eBay recently and felt it had that certain je ne sais quoi...knowhuttamean? It measures 3.25" and is fairly heavy for its size. It is extremely solidly built and is in wonderful shape. My photo of its interior did not upload so I'll try again a bit later. If anyone can help me with an ID I'd be very appreciative.