The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

I've got a pair of them, ....for sale actually. Inside they are the same as the Mk9 with a huge over-stroked crank and a notch in the con-rod to miss the coverplate screw as well as an elongated trench in the coverplate for the small end peg. All that was done to give the reels the throw to suit the new spool dimensions to aid casting distance.

There's a thread on here somewhere where I stripped a Mk9 down with photos ....

http://traditionalfisherman.com/viewtop ... =mark+nine

The Match has a wider spool and therefore a special bail arm to clear it....finding one without rust is a life-quest.....

I had thought that the 1FP and the 2FP were made consecutively but I recently saw a Youngs catalogue on eBay ( should have bid for it!) that showed there was a 1FP, a 2FP and a 3FP all made at the same time. The difference was the spool capacities, not the year of manufacture!

Nobby wrote:I had thought that the 1FP and the 2FP were made consecutively but I recently saw a Youngs catalogue on eBay ( should have bid for it!) that showed there was a 1FP, a 2FP and a 3FP all made at the same time. The difference was the spool capacities, not the year of manufacture!

"Should have bid on it"
I did

Good man! There's no end of little discoveries to me made in these old catalogues....and Lord knows Young's ones are rare enough!

Nobby wrote:Good man! There's no end of little discoveries to me made in these old catalogues....and Lord knows Young's ones are rare enough!

Also lists the number 4

So it does, I see it mentioned at the bottom of the 1FP, 2FP page but it doesn't give a line capacity on the other page...any clue what differentiates the 4??

Nobby wrote:So it does, I see it mentioned at the bottom of the 1FP, 2FP page but it doesn't give a line capacity on the other page...any clue what differentiates the 4??

Increased line capacity over all other model's
Improved mechanical movement
Simplicity of assembly
Flexible automatic pickup completely over drum
Line drums and component parts constructed from corrosion resisting materials eliminating friction when casting.
Superbly finished in multi coloured durable materials.
This is what they have listed as improvements.
They do put a note also do not use heavy grease on any part of the reel as it will impair the smooth action and efficiency of the reel!
The grease in mine was like tar!!!

Interesting..I wonder what was different in truth? Might it just be spools?

Here's a prototype closed face ambidex from 1964 I was shown today by Gary at Mill tackle that he was given by Jim Young. He kindly agreed to it being put on here.

Wow!