Swiss Made Fix-Reel

Robin Sayler · Post by **Robin Sayler** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:38 pm

Can Anyone give me some info on this reel? I'm not at home this week so i can't post a picture but if you search Fix reel on Ebay theres one or two. Its a neat reel, i picked it up at a gun show the guy threw it in for free with a langley narrow spool 330 i bought. All together i spent a whopping 11 dollars!

There is no bail on it.

There is a switch on the handle for anti reverse and the drag is on top the spool

the writing on one side appears to be german

the otherside says Swiss made, Fix-Reel

Any info such as when it was made, how well it works would be appriciated.

Thanks

Robin Sayler · Post by **Robin Sayler** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:11 pm

Ok i Figured out how to use my mother's camera took a while but i guess i do have a picture now.

snoekjaeger · Post by **snoekjaeger** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:02 am

According to Ben's "Wright Guide for the Reel Man" these were made by a Swiss company named "Kneubuhler Burgdorf Scheiz Angelgeräte Fabrikation". A few different models were made, most differences having to do with the bail (manual p/u, half-bail or full bail).
Models date from the late 1940's till the early 1950's.
There are quite a few collector's of Swiss spinning reels, these reels were very popular in those days and most were very well made or innovative to say the least. The better known Swiss companies are Record (Siegrist - that actually made the first spinning reel for ABU), Salmo and Benora (both Salmo and Benora had 2-speed models).

If you have an interest in spinning reels (or old fishing stuff in general) you really should have Ben's book. It has A LOT of information on the history of many many companies, very interesting for any collector, whatever he collects.

Jean-Paul
from Belgium

Robin Sayler · Post by **Robin Sayler** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:57 pm

Well thats one heck of a company name, thats what it says on the one side. This one doesn't have anykind of bail on it just the little thing you see in the picture. How did this work?

pks222 · Post by **pks222** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:11 am

I have a reel exactly like that one, still new in the box, on the box they call it the "workhorse of reels" I will try toget a picture ofit in the near future. What I learned about it is, that is a manual pick-up, ie: when you have the line out after casting you put the line on that little "bobbin" on the outside and proceed to reel in; to cast you simply take the line of the "bobbin" and cast . You are the bail.

Robin Sayler · Post by **Robin Sayler** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:45 am

I'll have to string it up and see how well it works, If nothing else it will be fun to try anyways. Thanks for the help

pks222 · Post by **pks222** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:50 pm

Have you seen what those swiss fix reels are going for on e-bay, someone sure is a serious collector.

snoekjaeger · Post by **snoekjaeger** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:55 am

The 1954 issue of the Fishing Tackle Digest (4th ed) lists the Fix as follows :
"All metal construction, including gears, oxide finish is part of metal and will not come off. Adjustable ball bearing drag, fish can run line while handle is being turned. On-off return stop that prevents back-crancking. Line is cross wound on spool wich hold 340 yds 3-lbs test monofilament. Weighs less than 8 oz. Two models : with manual pick-up (23.50 usd) or automatic closed bale (28.50 usd) Imported by General products"
There is a picture as well but that doesn't show any real details.
Jean-Paul

Robin Sayler · Post by **Robin Sayler** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:02 pm

thanks for your help the info just keeps pouring in

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