The Spinning Reel Report with Ben Wright: February 2015

FEBRUARY 2015

RECORD SNOWS AND RECORD LOWS -------------------------
GLOBAL WARMING !!!!#$%^^&&&(**( , REALLY #$%^&*((*?????

NEW CATEGORY : WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT ???
Abu 507 scf nib sold @ 232.79
Abu 888 nib sold @ 615.20
Centaure Pacific 5 exc sold @ 189.99
another Pacific 5 exc- with wrong bail nut sold @ 191.00
and a Dam-Quick 110 exc- started @ 2,000.00 did they mean2,000.00
or maybe 200.00  "NO BIDS"

Abu:
400 exc @ 483.37
450 exc- @ 527.40
999 3-speed nib @ 966.92
Suveran S2000M nib @ 381.03
Cardinals---
33 repro nib @ 187.50
40 salesman sample exc+ @ 182.05
55 nib @ 143.02

Airex:
spinster second version exc @ 22.50
same but ewb &bag @ 55.00
Vic black exc- @ 70.00

Daiwa:
minicast cf rod/reel combo exc w/case @27.42

English:
Allcock Felton Crosswind e+wb @ 112.62
A Allen Spinet no 1?   chip in foot @106.12

Heddon,
100 CF exc- @ 56.00
spin pal 240 e+wb @ 55.62
Victory 80 mk11 cf nib @ 85.00

French:
Bretton 500 nib @ 37.89
GMS Morfaux exc @ 172.15

Italian:
Orvis-
 150S nib @ 143.61
  200 ewb @ 50.00

Japan:
Corbra NY ewb @ 33.01
Compac clipper 36 cf exc @ 43.00
spin mitey exc w/case @ 58.00

Mitchell:
300C ewb @ 142.50
common 304 ewb @ 81.12
508 exc @ 185.50
510 e+wb @ only 113.50

Penn:
420 and 430 cf both exc+ @ 178.22
704 second version e+w/poor box @136.17
710 green nib @ 102.50
712Z nib @ 128.50

Pflueger:
Pelican 1020 ewb @ 46.00
saturn 84 cf ewb @ 36.01

Shakespeare:
1771 cf exc @ 52.80
2200 japan nib @ 25.00

Swiss:
Esquire e+wb @ 233.50
Record 50A nib @ 76.85
Stucky oromatic exc @ 233.50

Zebco Cardinals:
4 rod and reel combo second version ?nip @ 475.89
4 4th version nib @ 285.00

Other Reels:
Ashaway slip cast nib @ 87.00
Arjon 500 cf nib @ 134.30
flo-line nib @ 103.50
the edge water cf nib but missing spring @ 84.12
Harrison auto max 100 nib @ 151.00
The Virginia reel rubber band drive neat cf ewb @ 67.00
southbend Futura cf exc w/case @ 36.00

sure hope spring gets here and SOON !!
Ben