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 Trootfisher |
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Posts: 22 08/07/2007 01:21 |
Another question- are Ocean City reels
any good? They don't seem to command much on Ebay, but I saw one at a local store and it seemed solid, was made in the USA, and looked nice. Are these considered poor quality? What's the scoop? |
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Posts: 510 08/09/2007 18:30 |
Not poor quality at all. Depending on the model they can be quite fine. Very durable. Due to to their moderate cost they were as popular as Medalists and other
better known reels. Blue collar Americana. I once had one for which Pinky Gillum had made a beautiful bamboo handle.
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Posts: 19 08/10/2007 01:01 |
Thanks for the info.
How would you rate the #76? |
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Posts: 4113 08/10/2007 01:24 Bulldog1935 |
simple caliper check with a center friction nut.
Good looks. Reversible. A blue collar classic. The numbered knob on the outside is ersatz - it's just an indicator to mark the weight of flyline on the reel. it's the same reel as this Sport King 67 (E) 
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Posts: 2179 08/22/2007 20:13 |
The 3" diameter No. 35 is a surprisingly nice and well made RHW fly reel, IMO.
It's a great looking and practical solid spool reel on 1940's-60's rods. Mine cost about $35 recently on eBay. Regards, Flyman
Regards,
Flyman 
"No one on his deathbed ever said, 'I wish I'd spent more time at the office'."
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Posts: 4194 08/23/2007 08:39 Bulldog1935 |
here you go
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Posts: 1026 08/24/2007 10:49 |
I have collected most of the models with a click. Very rugged reels and in the smaller sizes great for bamboo, as they are a bit heavy. Come apart easily. Wait
for one in good condition. Don
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Posts: 765 08/24/2007 12:22 Moderator |
Ocean City # 76 - My first fly reel and I loved it. Wish I still had it today!
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Posts: 844 08/24/2007 22:34 |
I was first lured to this nice little reel because of it's round line guard. It took some time to get it tuned just right so the click is nice and steady.
When the reel first arrived the reel spool wouldn't even turn. Now it has a nice strong click and engages or disengages nicely when needed.
"So I will arise and go now, to meet you there early and I hope , often." Arnold Gingrich "The Joys of Trout"
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Posts: 263 08/24/2007 23:38 |
Hi Guys, My first real reel was an Ocean City bait caster. I have several fly reels by them and some made for other retailers. I believe they ended up with the
Vom Hofe company. That makes them interesting, eh? Jay Edwards
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Posts: 439 08/25/2007 09:09 |
Ocean City #76
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Posts: 237 08/25/2007 21:32 |
Like Bulldog said, "a blue collar classic." My 76 looks just about like the one in the photos above. Cleaned, tuned a bit, oiled, and greased,
it's a surprisingly decent reel. I bought it to use on a SB 290...seems a reasonable match-up in quality and the time period is about right, too. Keep your
eyes open on Ebay...occasionally a bunch show up at the same time and go cheap. That's how I found mine...it was almost sort of an after-thought to bid it,
and it ended up costing me $11.xx with the shipping!
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Posts: 22 08/26/2007 21:04 |
My 305 has a spring inside that presses the spool against the hold-in screw. No click, or means to adjust it, just the spring that creates some reasonable drag
to prevent freewheeling. However, the round line guard, referred to earlier as nickel silver, has some sharp grooves cut into it by some kind of line. Two of
them, that would damage a fly line as they have rather sharp edges. What could have cut them? Should they just be filed out and smoothed out? I suppose, there
is no choice but to do this.
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Posts: 2062 08/27/2007 01:44 |
Possibly grooved by silk fly line - just like the way it will groove Carboloy strippers, snakes, and tiptops. I've had to replace guides on some of my
rods that were grooved from the stuff.
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Posts: 23 08/27/2007 11:44 |
Thanks, This reel has but one screw, that which secures the spool to the center shaft. The body in its entirety seems to be cast aluminum in one piece. It
cannot be disassembled. The round line guard is a little loose. It can be moved slightly. How is it held in, by small posts and tension within the sides? If
so, is there a replacement available to avoid removing quite a bit of material to dress up the grooves? Those agate round ones on a previous post by Bulldog
sure look nice, but then of course, the finished reel would then be a bit like a pig in a tutu. Glenn
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Posts: 816 08/27/2007 23:45 MO/ARK Trout Bum |
My O/C 35 needs a re-tune of the springs... which I kind of fouled up getting RHW tinkered in. The spring assembly is one I am not used to... compared to say,
JW Young springs.
I cannot figure out how to lighten it up.. its quite strong both in and out. Brian
" Just once, I wish a trout would wink at me. "
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Posts: 45 08/31/2007 00:34 |
flyboy I too have a #305, but mine doesn't have any spring at all. If someone was to post a photo of what one is suppose to look like then perhaps I can
find something that can work. I often wonder why everyone talks about the "heavyness" of the Ocean City reels, but mine feels like it weights about
as much as a feather...
Tight Lines,
Harley Lk. Stevens, Wa. |
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Posts: 4233 08/31/2007 10:54 Bulldog1935 |
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Posts: 67 09/01/2007 20:39 |
The spring mounted to the backplate is the one that's going to affect the click, but evidently some of these reels are fitted with a coil spring that
produces light winding resistance when the click is off (prevent's free-wheeling, as someone said above.) It would be easy to find a comparable coil spring
and tinker with its length or select a slightly weaker or stronger spring. The click provides most of the winding resistance, but a different spring would have
some effect. Anyway, the coil spring sits over the spindle at its enlarged base and fits inside a matching recess in the spool. The reel shown below is an OC
35.
 
I wouldn't call myself a fan of OC reels but have had this one about 40 years, only because it belonged to my grandfather. I happened to notice this listing on Ebay, which is probably going to be as good a way to get parts as any, and also shows the design/feature comnparison of the 35 and 305:
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Posts: 266 09/12/2007 17:22 |
Hi Guys, Find an Ocean City 'Viscoy'. Lightweight with a sprung shoe that releases the spool as well as acting as a 'drag'. It has no
'click' but the spool release looks like one. It has a round line guide. I keep a 3wt. on it 'cause the start up is nil. $3.00 at the pawn shop.
My departed friend Jim Wolcott said, "I'd like to have that reel." I said, " I'll bet." Nice cheap reel. Jay Edwards
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