three decades

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:52 am

of Ogden Smiths Exchequers

the later two made by JW Young

1940s (postwar), 1930s, 1920s.

1947 catalog supplement

1937 catalog

now I need to find a catalog page for the 20s Dingley-made reel.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:41 am

Ron,

Am I the only who sees your reel pictures and wants to settle back with a glass of cognac, some Sparse Grey Hackle, and a crackling fire? Superb photo.

And I don't even drink alcohol!

-- Dr. Todd

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:40 pm

why thank you Doc.

It was actually set up on a reel storage box in my garage. I did have a cigar, maybe a margarita? And the only fire was the south Texas heat.

The 2.5 Mp macro camera (Olympus 2500C) that I really like has become so inexpensive on ebay lately, so I now have a good macro set up at home and don't have to take reels to the office to photo them anymore.

Notice that I fish every one of them.

I'm taking this rod to Alaska next week to fish the Russian and Quartz Creek (after working for a week at a power plant)