Practice picture-Aqua Sportsman

[Lynn Thomas]

Picture of Aqua Sportsman reel, to see if I got this picture sending correct !!!!

[Steve]

Lynn, your practice worked fine. Here's the perfect target for the reel:

[john elder]

Nice pics, Lynn!

You know, in a survey of casting reels done by Ed Howard in The Fisherman, july, 1958, there was a whole column of the article donated to this reel, touted as THE answer for getting wives and kids on the water, casting like pros:





judging from the few we see out there today, I guess that most people thought it looked way too much like Steve's fish and would get laughed out of the boat! I can also imagine that after a couple times getting lobbed into the back of the pickup, that "periscope" would look more like a pretzel.

[john elder]

Just as an aside....and I know he won't admit it....but I'm convinced this is an early adventure of the young Steve Vernon

[Lynn Thomas]

That toothy monster looks like he could help out with some of the left over turkey in the refrigerator

! Thanks for the article and info. That "periscope" is called a reel control arm in the paper work enclosed in box. They also included a tube of grease and an extra "arm".

[john elder]

Nice one on the 'bay at the moment

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ODDBALL-vintage ... 4874cd6895