Penn 850ss. Thanks dad!

 i have my dads daiwa 7000 ,that was bought in 1975,that has caught several mulloway ,stingrays etcand still going strong

ryobi overhead snapper reel! was one of his first reels and is still going strong its over thirty years old

and for me it would be my abu 5600 has caught fish from sand whiting to snapper dhufish and sharks even burnt the drag washers out one year up at the mackies on a nice 10kg mackeral

Penn No.99 Silver Beach.  http://www.scottsbt.com/pennparts/reelspecs/penn99.htm

It is still in great working condition but has been retired from active use.  The reel would have to be at least 50 years old, probably more like 55.

Still have the Diawa 4000C that I used as a kid off Ardrossan for herring and gar.  Dad would have bought it for me in mid 70's.  Bail arm needs minor repqair but otherwise still in working condition.  Do I use it - no. too heavy for it's size etc and the drag would be pretty basic for what reels have nowadays.  Just keeping it as a momento.

Cheers

Paul

 I have a twelve year of Pen Baitrunner and a 12 year old Pen International I still use for bigger fish,

but oldest combo in my shed is a short three foot rod and old closed spool type Daiwa under-spool spining reel thats must be 25 years old that I still flick around for squid and small bait fish. Balance is just perfect and reminds me opf simpular days of fishing in the past.

1974 ABU 6600C first of the thumbars still going strong.  I have my dad's Record 700 (1940s) with the felt washers that I still use for trout fishing. Record eventually became Abu.

I still use an ABU 6501 that is 15 years old, replaced a few parts but still works good.

Also i have an old Alvey that is usable( but retired it ) that my grandfather found at the tip, the spool was broken so he turned up a replacement on the lathe ( wooden spool ) . He also converted it to left hand wind as my grandfather lost his right hand in WW2.

ABU 7500 with the double drag system in the handle. Top reel caught some monster Trevs on that reel must be at least 15 yrs old.

Have a few Mitchell 499s , a couple of 489s and a deep spool Alvey, all are over 35 and two of the 499s are in their early forties.

The Mitchells were for every day use catching everything from salmon, mulloway, sharks etc down south to big trevs and mackies off the rocks around Quobba in the very early seventies before word got out on how good the place is.

The Alvey was for ballooning from Quobba rock ledges and even on a broom stick rod as a boat reel for setting out floaters while handline dhuies

The one I would have loved to replace was an Abu 10.000ca that was in a tackle box that bro in law lost a long while back, they were the "Rolls Royce" of overheads then and would still run rings around most of todays reels. cost $140 in 69 to give an idea of what they were like compared to $50 for a Mitchell 499

2 Penn 850's, still working like they did when I bought them back in the 80's. My Alvey is pretty old as well.

Cheers

Dale

Diawa HM6 million air Baitcaster with original double handed Shakespear Ugly Stick 3-4kg rod.1980's

Both rod and reel went over board on a trip out to the Swains Reef in the early eighties while ballooning for spanards. two hours later I spotted my balloon on the surface, and begged the charter skipper two launch a dory to see if my rod and reel might still be attached! Finely he relented , and when we reached the balloon / with panio wire and ganged hooks to boot.Yep up she came,the rod surfaced like a perascope. this is my favorite fun stick to this day, and is packed for our trip to exmouth in april.

Made in france...before they went to taiwan, I used it when I was about 17 (51 now) although I dont use it anymore

it still works perfectly and the drag as smooth as it ever was.....must give it another go some time!

 Graphite spinning reel that I saved like buggery to buy when I just started high school...(almost 25 years ago now ) 

Bought it to chase salmon from the rocks down south and spinning for metro tailor  

Rebuilt it recently and still gets used as a backup 

I bought around 1977 , at the time it was either the 2400 series(blue reel) or the Cardinals with the rear drag with 1kg line , awesome reels that have stood the test of time , I also have a Shakespeare President Baitcaster 1980 Model that was the ducks guts at the time , I sent it back to Shakespeare in 1995 and they did a complete overhaul on the oldgirl for free and sent it back to me  , never been the same since LOL but it looks good.....

 just goes to show , the older things still keep on going, a lot like us older fisho's hey. still run sort of smooth but just a bit rough around the edges 

Daiwa Millionaire baitcaster bought at Campbells nearly 20 years ago. Loved the whole overhead thing, I always felt special using it, bloody thing gave me more birds nests than I can recall!!!!

Finally gave up the ghost 2 years ago after I rebuilt it numerous times, each time loosing a washer or two......last good fish caught on it was a 10 kg longtail in Broome, where I had to hold the handle in to stop it backwinding as the thing had so much slop in it due to the lost washers.......cried when I through that reel in the bin.

Have had both for 30+ years and still my first choice for rock or beach fishing.

I have an Abu 7000 not sure how old but i have had it for yearsat least 10 ( i think ) and its on a 6 to 10 kg ugly stick. They have both been thrashed from whiting to a 19kg Dhu and the best catch was a 18 kg wahoo that we did have to back up the boat on as i could see the backing comming off too fast for my liking. The pair still going strong and hardly ever cleaned just to top it off says something about all the not washing my gear and spraying it. Although they do get a quick fresh water dunk after most trips out. The rod and reel will be going to steep this week with me and see if they are still going strong after that!

great little reel,not used much now

 looks like the abu and shakespeare seem to be mentioned a bit.

its amazing how many of these reels over 25 yo are still going strong. most of what you get these days i couldnt see lasting 10

ABU 7000 , bought it in 1978 and dragged it every where and still use it for local boat trips 

 daiwa GS9 probably 30 years  old and still spinning it died a few time but i keep buying parts as i cannot bear the thought of seperating my self from it. i also have a 40 year old glas rod that has been restored it also is till catching good fish and isa joy to fish with.

old salt sorry about the poor typing im using one of theses friggen galaxy tab things

Bought this reel in 1994. It's a war horse. Thanks to carnarvonite I was able to keep it going as it is now. Unbelievable. They don't make them like that anymore is the old pun but stacks up with me.

 Mum bought it for the old man years before i was born (74). Still going strong. Have the 6000c same era also.

Forgot the name but the one without the bail arm. Was handed down to me by my father as he upgraded. I couldnt get used to the no bail but used it heaps over the years.

Still function but others have superceeded it.

Same as Old salt, purchased a Daiwa GS9 when I was 16 and it still works even though it sits at the back of my collection. 44 yrs old now so it and I have a few miles on us. At the time it was the largest spinning reel available to fish the rocks at Quobba. Is matched with a Snidderglass 8 wrap rod which work great together. Still have the rod as well. Cant seem to sell or give away my gear just incase I need it oneday

Banax Brisa 40- bought it 10 years ago from Gun Mart and Tackle in Midland and was my first ''serious'' fishing reel think I paid about $90 for it. Still going strong!

 bumparony for more classics to be remebred

this was the biggest spinning reel we could find back in the day, it sure slayed a few mackies at the patch and around bare rock when i lived in Karratha.  cheers

ABU 6500 Barra king, few repairs but still a good old reel, well for my age it is anyway

penn senator 1/0, dont know how old it is, more of a mantle piece now but still works fine