Ryobi 233 Spinning reel

Tony1964 · Post by **Tony1964** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:01 pm

I bought this little reel recently with the intention of using it for a little bit of fun spinning for perch and small pike. I paid £5 for the reel and was surprised to find that it came complete in original 70's packing and still had all of the paperwork. Not bad for nearly 40 years old!

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The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:24 pm

Very nice Tony, I'm always on the lookout for things like that. Nice one pal..........

Post by **Mark** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:25 am

A bargain Tony. :thumb:

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:21 am

Some of those Japanese reels are far better made than one might suspect. I have some by Karman and they put anything by Intrepid to shame, sadly.

A lot of reels one might think were American are actually Japanese, the makers hiding their identity in such names as Karman, Angler Scout etc. etc.

Ljm183 · Post by **Ljm183** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:41 pm

Here,s a couple of early Japanese reels i bought from ebay, around the £5 mark

This one is a Roddy 922(L)

And this one an Aqua Spin

This one made in the USA is a Ted Williams IV made by Sears Roebuck and Co

MGs · Post by **MGs** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:45 pm

Some nice reels here chaps and in very good condition. I think it is easy to get caught up with the name game and end up spending loads of cash for old reels which don't work too well. I'm sure there are plenty of other reels out there which work well and cost reasonable amounts

The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:57 am

Wow!! Loving that Ted Williams!! :thumb: :hat:

Tony1964 · Post by **Tony1964** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:57 pm

I like the little aqua spin. Didn't know reels could be cute :chuckle:

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:16 am

I thought at first the Aqua Spin was a Mitchell 304 copy, but the stem suggests that bale arm return is achieved in the ...'ballistic' Intrepid manner. Horrid, noisy idea!

Ljm183 · Post by **Ljm183** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:06 am

Nobby wrote:I thought at first the Aqua Spin was a Mitchell 304 copy, but the stem suggests that bale arm return is achieved in the ...'ballistic' Intrepid manner. Horrid, noisy idea!

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