Anybody fish with "vintage" gear?

I use an old collapsing rod i got at an antique store as my truck rod. Good to have for impromptu trips.
 
protourist said:
That 60 will work just fine, ya just need to head out to the coast and we can catch some tuna. I've got a 65 and a 67. The 67 is a beast but I love it.
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That would be a blast. I've never tried for Tuna before. The last time I was in salt water was when my best friend and I went to Alaska. That was about 10 years ago.
I have some pictures of the Halibut and Salmon I caught up there. I will try to remember to look for them after we get back from hunting. We are heading up to camp in the morning and will stay until Sunday. That's the last day of our season... They were taken before we had a digital camera, so I will have to do some more pictures of pictures :D
 
Yes!!,I love all my old Penn reels,I have a ton of old 209's 309's & 330's they've proven to be some of the most reliable reels I have owned,I bought most of mine about 20 years ago and that design had remained the same for decades,I use them on all my down rigger rods and my lead cores,the other favorite of mine is the oldie but goodie Daiwa GL LC 47 Sealines I use these on all my wire rods and braided lines,awesome reals I only wish they made a larger capacity model for lead cores(I think they actually made a 57 for a short why but it was discontinued),my friend who's a charter boat captain in Racine here and switched all his reels over to Shimano Tekota's.But I still use the old stuff and am not about to switch any time soon.
 
I fished Abu, Mitchell, and the old Conolon rods for many years. They were great tackle in their time and are perfectly suitable today. I do enjoy the much lighter reels and rods of today that aren't so tough on aging wrists and hands.
 
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I've got both the Pier 109 and 2 209's. I think a jigmaster if I can find it. When younger I used to fish off jetty's in Florida with these and kill the redfish. Still have them but they don't get much use. Have a NIB 6500c that is at least 35 years old. I bought 2 at Pic-n-Save before they went out of business. Mostly use TLD's today, also 113h Penn's for bottom fishing. I much prefer to jig with the level wind over spinning reels. Catch many flatfish when I can get out. I pour jigs as I lose many around rocks and oyster bars.
 
Check out the BST on Stripers on line forums… Jigmasters come up pretty often.
 
TDOG1 said:
I've got both the Pier 109 and 2 209's. I think a jigmaster if I can find it. When younger I used to fish off jetty's in Florida with these and kill the redfish. Still have them but they don't get much use. Have a NIB 6500c that is at least 35 years old. I bought 2 at Pic-n-Save before they went out of business. Mostly use TLD's today, also 113h Penn's for bottom fishing. I much prefer to jig with the level wind over spinning reels. Catch many flatfish when I can get out. I pour jigs as I lose many around rocks and oyster bars.
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I've got to look into pouring jigs. That's a great idea. One day, when I find time...
 
I've been trying to get the hang of using an Alvey sidecast. The one I've got isn't really vintage, but the design sure it. It takes a technique I just can't get. According to my fishing mentor, the best way to keep the line from twisting up over time is just to catch a fish every time, so the fish can pull the twists out for you..... worst thing is that it works for him.
 
Here's one of my quick super spinning reels. I got Mitchell's too just let me know. 488s, 498.
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gadgetgeek said:
I've been trying to get the hang of using an Alvey sidecast. The one I've got isn't really vintage, but the design sure it. It takes a technique I just can't get. According to my fishing mentor, the best way to keep the line from twisting up over time is just to catch a fish every time, so the fish can pull the twists out for you..... worst thing is that it works for him.
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The day you posted this I had seen one of those Alvey's for sale and it seriously intrigued me. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have had a clue what you were talking about. Cool.:thumbup:


Sosa, that''s a pretty cool spinner. We need to see some of the others too.
 
Some 80's era spinning reels…

The two Diawas on the left caught a ton of fish...
 
I love all things vintage. Maybe it's yearning for simpler times. When I fish, it's with Abu Garcia reel, Shakespeare reel and some sort of "glass" rod, even an old bamboo dime store setup I've jiggy rigged (wife's terminology) as a tenkara set up.
My best photos still achieved using my vintage Pentax Spotmatic. Got that one from my dad as a gift, used, in 1975.
Still perfect exposures every time.
 
I just got another Penn Long Beach 68. This addiction is almost as bad as knives.
 
Evidently my kayak qualifies ? I found An article online titled "The model T's of kayak fishing " and my Ocean kayak's Drifter is on their list :eek:
 
plumberroy said:
Evidently my kayak qualifies ? I found An article online titled "The model T's of kayak fishing " and my Ocean kayak's Drifter is on their list :eek:
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My motorhome is a '72 and my boat is a '76 so I'm right there with you.
 
Old squidders are work horses!
I've used a few of them that were modded up with Newell bars and spool and they were awesome for winching in big fish.
Penn greenies are also a fun and bullet proof reel to fish :)
 
My favorite chinook rig is a Newell upgraded 500 Jigmaster. The gearing and the drags are absolutely perfect for what I'm doing.
 
Getting this combo together, redid the rod with new guides and modern spacing. Rod is a 56-59 model 8100L, tubular glass light action 6' St. Croix. Great little rod and only weighs 4oz, very light for its age!

The reel has been gone through and everything inside refreshed. It's a nice smooth little reel.

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-Xander
 
Very nice. That will be a blast to use.
 
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