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Vintage Ocean City No. 1591 Fishing Reel-Complete W/BOX W-17
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Rare Vintage J.C. Higgins 306.39990 Made In France Fishing Reel
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Vtg Langley Streamlite Model 310 Fishing Reel
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Vintage Johnson Spirit 111 Spin Cast Fishing Reel
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Pemco Automatic and Horrocks-Ibbotson Automatic fly Reels
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V good vintage hardy alnwick longstone fishing reel 4.5" edward willcox
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XXXXXXXXX rare vintage hardy alnwick longstone ebona sea fishing reel 5.25" LHW
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52220 SPOOL ONLY FOR SCIENTIFIC ANGLER SYSTEM TWO 1011 FLY REEL EXCELLANT COND.
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excellent rare vintage hardy alnwick longstone fishing reel 4" rear check knob
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excellent vintage hardy alnwick longstone fishing reel 4.5" gordon talbot
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RARE Collector Book The Ambassadeur And I And The Final Chapter Simon Shimomura
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rare size vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea centrepin fishing reel 3.5"
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X rare vintage hardy alnwick prototype silent check longstone fishing reel 3.5"
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excellent rare vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea fishing centrepin reel 5"
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VINTAGE SOUTH BEND NO. 300 ANTI-BACK-LASH ~ MODEL E ~ FISHING BAITCAST REEL
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stunning vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea centrepin fishing reel 4"
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excellent vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea fishing centrepin reel 4"
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excellent XX rare vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea fishing centrepin reel 5"
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excellent vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea centrepin fishing reel 4"
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rare size vintage hardy alnwick longstone sea centrepin fishing reel 3.5"
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Vintage Martin And South Bend Fly Fishing Reel Lot Of 2-Make Offers🔥
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Zebco Fishing Reel Lot For Parts Omega 181, Orange Band 33, Mercury Quicksilver
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Penn Long Beach No 60 Fishing Reel OIL 40 60 OIL 30 60 Orange Red Bakelite
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Vintage OLYMPIC EX-1000 Spinning Reel Fishing
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excellent vintage Hardy Alnwick marquis 7 trout fly fishing reel 3.5" spool etc
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Vintage Pfleuger Akron Fishing Reel No. 1893 Bait Casting
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Vintage Unknown Bait Casting Reel Level Wind
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unused hardy alnwick ultralite disc 6 trout fly fishing reel 3.25" + 2 spools
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DAIWA AS 80 REEL 7/22/14 GOOD WORKING
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Daiwa Graphite EG1350H Parts Bag
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XX rare vintage farlows slater hercules brass alloy salmon fly fishing reel 4"
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Vintage Daiwa Silvercast Light Spincast Fishing Reel 208RL L/R Working Cond.
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V good vintage JW youngs pattern no.5 army & navy alloy salmon fishing reel 4"
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Rare Antique Collector Pennell #40 Fishing Reel
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vintage baitcasting reels
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Leeda LC80 2 x Spare Spools ( 1 x WF8F Line & 1 x Backing line only )
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Zebco 202 Fishing Reel Vintage 1989 Brunswick Die Cast Reel 10 lb. Line New (Z)
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vintage spinning reel
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Vtg Shakespeare Glaskyd Service 2020 Model FF Casting Fishing Reel GREEN USA
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VINTAGE SHIMANO AXUL-S GRAPHITE ULTRA LIGHT SPINNING REEL, Made in JAPAN, CLEAN.
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Vintage Olympic Dolphin No# 621-LW Fishing Reel WORKS GREAT
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Berkeley no. 4200 spinning reel
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Vintage Shakespeare 1827 Tru-Art Automatic Fly Reek and Box
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NEW RYOBI SX 2N VINTAGE SKIRTED SPOOL SPINNING REEL CASTING FISHING GRAPHITE
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Vintage Levelwind Lot of 6 Shakespeare, Bronson, Wards, Pflueger, Hiawatha
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Vintage South Bend Maroon 1122 Fly Fishing Reel Gladding Working JAPAN
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Vintage ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Monogram 250 Fifteen Salt Water Spin Fishing REEL
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Scarce ANTIQUE Scottish Brass Fly Fishing Reel GOW & SONS Makers DUNDEE
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Scarce Vintage ALLCOCK DUPLEX Spinning Casting Spin Fishing REEL
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ANTIQUE Masterful NIANGUA By WM H TALBOT Nevada, MO Casting Fishing REEL
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Interested in the history behind these vintage fishing reels? Check out the Fishing Reel History page of the Old Reel Collectors Association.
Extensive information on antique fishing reel collecting, including photos of old reels, historic articles on reel manufacturing, and a very informative Frequently Asked Questions section, can be found at the Antique Fishing Reels web site.
The primitive little wire basket reels that mount sideways on the rod have their own little world: Side-Mount Reels.
Learn the basic types of reels, reel parts, manufacturers, and models of vintage fishing reels at the Reel World.