Grant Sport reel

[Fish4chip]

I just found a Grant Sport RL-520 in my cellar, I don't remember where it came from. I have searched the internet and can't find any information on it. I have also checked some local tackle shops and no one has ever seen one before. The only markings are two stickers that say "Grant Sport" and "RL-520", the foot is marked "made in Japan 3028". If anyone is familiar with this reel I would appreciate any thing you could tell me about it.

[Midway Tommy D]

No clue about who, what, where or when the Japanese came out with the clones, but here's what seems to be (lousy photos) a RL 530

[Fish4chip]

Midway Tommy:
I came across that one but it's not it. Here are some photos.

[nomdeplume57]

Check out Olympic and FJORD . Those are spittin images of yours.
I would say OLYMPIC made it!

[g,h. block]

the jan. 2013 issue of orca magazine has an article on the fishing tackle of the w. t. grant stores. written by Dr. Todd Larson.

[nomdeplume57]

FJORD 112 Reel


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http://images.orcaonline.org/u/14457/P1 ... 282%29.jpg

[Fish4chip]

Just read an article by Dr. Todd Larson (thanks to g,h. block) with some pictures of closed face spinning reels that have the exact same logo sticker that my reel has. It must be a WT Grant but it also looks like the Fjord reel in the pictures nomdeplume57 posted. Dr. Todd's article didn't mention who the manufacturer was. Maybe Fjord mafactured them for WT Grant?

[Teal]

Most of the Grant reels I have seen were made by Daiwa. All of the Fjord reels I have seen were also made by Daiwa ... so I think that's your manufacturer.

-- Dr. Todd

[Fish4chip]

Thanks Dr. Todd and everyone else. This was a "reel" head scratcher for me.