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In honor of the 159th Birthday...

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...of the William Billinghurst patent, issued Aug 9th, 1859, I snapped this photo yesterday. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time ever that all four known sizes have been photographed together. My thanks to Kyle Kuba for including his large size reel, second from the top. In this pic, from the bottom up;
Trout size
Bass size
Large size
Giant size
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Wow! Talk about a holy grail! I assume you’ve offered Mr Kuba a new car for that big fellow! :D
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Hey Jim, pretty cool.
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I assume you’ve offered Mr Kuba a new car for that big fellow!
Nah, Kyle is a side-mount reel junkie like me, and he has no interest in parting with his large size just as I have no interest in parting with the giant. We'll both just have to be content knowing each reel is safely in a collection.
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Wow! Interesting to see them side by side. The giant size is giant!
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Wow. A picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks for posting, Jim.

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