Wooden fly reel

[silverdoctor]

There was a thread a while back about a wooden reel but I can't find it. As luck would have it, my uncle has one hanging on his wall but doesn't have much info on it.

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff503/silver_doctor/woodenreel.jpg

Was at his cabin today, little slice of heaven to me... Will post more pics later.
This is from the balcony of his bedroom, flat bay brook - and what I wouldn't give to be up to my arse in that water chasing salmon right now...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff503/silver_doctor/flatbaybrook.jpg

[catnthehat]

That's not a fly reel, it's a Peetz salmon mooching reel.
I love those things, and would love to have one in my collection.
Some day I;ll run into one at a decent price....
Cat

[silverdoctor]

That's not a fly reel, it's a Peetz salmon mooching reel.
I love those things, and would love to have one in my collection.
Some day I;ll run into one at a decent price....
Cat

Thank you Cat, mooching reel.

Here's another reel he has, attached to an old cane rod...

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff503/silver_doctor/flyrod.jpg

[catnthehat]

Now THAT really is cool!!
I have a very old one like that, and one made out of bakelite that is pretty cool as well.

Cat

[Kingfisher]

Those Peetz reels are pretty cool. But I can tell you from experience they are the original knuckle buster reels. I remember my dad having one and I grabbed the rod when we were trolling for salmon. I thought no big deal. I was only about 12 but I had landed lots of salmon. I had a nice spring on and it took a few runs. My dad kept saying to palm the reel, palm the reel. I tried but on the third run I was winding the reel in and my fingers were on the handle. The fish took off at a hundred miles an hour when it saw the boat. I must have gotten wacked 4 times before I could pull my hand away. Ouuuuuuuuuccchhhh.

Rob

[BobLoblaw]

Good stuff, Robert.
Now, attach that wooden mooching reel to a rod & go catch me a couple fresh codfish, b'y!:)

[silverdoctor]

Good stuff, Robert.
Now, attach that wooden mooching reel to a rod & go catch me a couple fresh codfish, b'y!:)

lol, not my reel, wish it were. Had a feed of cod today actually, fresh and fried with mashed taters and mustard pickles. Some shockin' good.

[Jamie]

[QUOTE=silverdoctor;1381303]There was a thread a while back about a wooden reel but I can't find it. As luck would have it, my uncle has one hanging on his wall but doesn't have much info on it.

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff503/silver_doctor/woodenreel.jpg

Silver, I would love to get my hands on one of those.
Could you imagine taking that, getting the guts fixed, refinishing the wood and then catching a Chinook on it?
I am thinking project here....

Nice reel.

Jamie

[lifesaflyin]

why refinish it. the weathered look fits it.

[Jamie]

why refinish it. the weathered look fits it.

Cause I love nice wood. ANd I want to use it for "REEL"
LOLOLOLOLOL

Look at the Labatts Reel.. NICE!!!!!
http://66.51.163.9/fishing/collection/index.cfm/hierarchy/2/depth/2/finalLevel/2/category/2/level1/Peetz/item/M000448/

[fish gunner]

Cause I love nice wood. ANd I want to use it for "REEL"
LOLOLOLOLOL

Look at the Labatts Reel.. NICE!!!!!
http://66.51.163.9/fishing/collection/index.cfm/hierarchy/2/depth/2/finalLevel/2/category/2/level1/Peetz/item/M000448/

I think you will find that an old peetz like the one in the op has no reel guts to speak of and would perform just fine with a lube and new line. refinishing an original peetz wood lower its value. I had one back in the 80's worked fine for years till I brought it back into the house and all the wood cracked due to the moisture it had absorbed. best left on the wall.

[Lornce]

By the way love the rod. any idea what brand it is. I've always liked intermediate wraps.

[silverdoctor]

By the way love the rod. any idea what brand it is. I've always liked intermediate wraps.

Couldn't tell you Lornce, didn't take it down for closer inspection... Looks like a homemade stick tho.


I'm going to scan some articles when I get back, done by my uncle. One of them is about what looks like a speetz that dates to a king somewhere along the line. Haven't read all the articles yet but...

[horsetrader]

That's not a fly reel, it's a Peetz salmon mooching reel.
I love those things, and would love to have one in my collection.
Some day I;ll run into one at a decent price....
Cat

Cat the next time your going through Crambrook there is a big second hand shop two doors down from Denny's. Theres one in a cabinet price was $40 but was missing brass wingnut one handle was broke and palm wire was gone . So I left it there but did get a few nice old wood plugs.