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You couldn't have teen a kid in the 80's without seeing these in all the outdoor magazines and the fishing shows. I sure wanted one of these, at that time they were out of my price range. The ability to cast a country mile was expensive. Attachment 407028Attachment 407029
My uncle had a larger Johnson reel that I used a lot back in the 60s, I loved it because I could cast it further than anything else.
Ah, the old pistol grip. That was all the rage for a while.
I’ve always admired the looks of those reels as well. Just never pulled the trigger. Great find!
Terrific find. I could never afford any decent equipment as a young kid. My dad wasn’t into the outdoors at all. I had a buddy with one of the Johnson spin casts. Worked great and I have always liked pistol grips on rods.
Bob
PS Should clean up nice. It doesn’t look to be in bad shape.
B
Nice find.
Those old Johnson reels were so smooth! Great drags compared to so many others too.
A Zebco 202 was $4 or $5 at the time. A Zebco spinning combo was less than $20. These were quite a bit more. I think the reels were more in the price of the Zebco 33. I will have to see if I can find some old ads with prices
Nice find I had a plain green one. Also had a Country Mile 6 that I bough to fish in a Crappiethon. I caught a tagged Crappie, but it wasn't the Country Mile one. That tag was only worth $20.
I vaguely remember that promotion
Johnson ran the Crappiethon. Attachment 407037Attachment 407038
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Here’s an older model Johnson reel. It’s made to look like a baitcaster but it’s a spin cast. Johnson Javelin.
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Got a pair of them with the rods they came on, sitting in my collection.
That is certainly an interesting one
Neat old poster. Thanks for sharingQuote:
Originally Posted by Slabopotamus
Neat old poster. Thanks for sharingQuote:
Originally Posted by Slabopotamus
I think that you are referring to the Johnson Sabre. Great reels.Quote:
Originally Posted by funfishers
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Don't think I've ever had a Johnson reel ... but my Grandpa had a Johnson Century (the green cowl 100b one) that I always wanted. I think my Uncle ended up with it, and I ended up with two 8' fly rods/automatic reels of his. Oddly enough, I never saw him "fly fish" with them ... but he did use them to Crappie fish with (leader had a hook/sinker on it) back when we used minnows "still fishing" (*boat tied off to standing trees). It always amazed/tickled me when he would "set the hook" by simply pushing the lever on the reel. :kewl
I have a couple of those automatic reels around here. Some that look like a conventional fly reel and some that lay flat. Watched an old timer flat wear out the brim using one of those when I eas a kidQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
I have owned Johnson Century, 710, Sabre. All great working reels.
I need to go with you to those yard sales! Awesome.
Mike
I went to a lot more of them when I worked 2nd shift.