Why Collect Vintage Fishing Reels?

[@seejanedrill]

I enjoy your family stories so much. They bring back my own childhood memories from the 60's. Thank you so much for this video and others.

[@ScoutCrafter]

We were so lucky growing up when we did… I realize that now. 😃👍

[@bkind2182]

I grew up fishing, my dad started me out when I was young but he got pretty busy later in life and he didn't go much. But he got me started and I caught my first fish, a little 6" trout trolling in a little row boat with my dad rowing it. It was within sight of a bridge on a busy freeway. I still smile whenever I cross that bridge and look down at that spot. Later as an adult I took up ocean fishing. I still have a bunch of those older Penn reels even though I moved to the newer ones that were lighter with better gear ratios. Those old Penns are so solid and are a real work of art. Many friends and relatives have said to me, "I heard that you like to fish." To which I'd reply, "I hate fishing, it's boring. I like to catch fish." I'd always say, I'm going catching, which when I moved to ocean fishing we usually did. Awe those were the days😊... Thanks for the memories John👍...

[@fransrossouw3753]

You just brought back sweet memories from the 70's snd 80's when me, my late cousin and late uncle would go fishing. Thank you very much!

[@Traderjoe]

I used to work with this guy whose nickname was Captain Joe, but we called him Captain Blowhole. He owned a charter boat out at Captree and he had this big old land yacht of a car. He had the car parked in the lot and one of the other guys found the stump of an old telephone pole and he brought it in and placed it standing up in the parking lot in front of his car and he tied a rope a few times around the pole and then to his bumper and it looked like a boat, tied up to a pier and it was very funny. I still laugh thinking about it

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

Funny Story LOVE IT Captain BLOWHOLE and the Land yacht not sure where your from but Captain BlowHole was common but Captain D%^K Weed or Captain Bly was common in the New England Area

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is classic! 😂👍

[@1D10CRACY]

I really enjoyed this video! I like to go fishing, though I never seem to have enough time to fish as much as I would like. When I was a very young kid, my neighbor had a collection of fishing rods. He would keep them in his garage and I would routinely look at them and comment about them. One day for my birthday, he asked me to pick out a fishing rod to keep. I would guess there were probably 40 or more rods and the one I picked out was kind of silly at the time. It was a square metal rod made by True- Temper out of Geneva Ohio. It was missing an eye, the reel was all rusted up and the cork handle was missing. But for some reason, the metal rod had my attention! I fixed it up as best as I could, I soldered a new eye onto the tip and used a piece of garden hose for the handle. I gave it a paint job and used it for many years! I still have it, maybe I'll do a restoration video someday. :D

[@davidmessinger2784]

I remember those solid steel rods and I also found them fascinating. I wish I'd grabbed one. They had character.

[@briandunn1468]

“As you know, I like to collect…..” cracks me up every time.

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

My dad and I fished every week in the 60's and 70's and I haven't fished in decades but I like old fishing gear too because it brings back a lot of sweet memories. Enjoyed the video!

[@1lupus]

A few years ago I went to a jetty and set up my old fishing rod, with a very old Bakelite Alvey side-cast reel and put it down on the jetty next to my old woven cane creel. Some young guy started laughing and said something like "Dude, you belong in a museum." Fate kicked in and I caught a large Salmon trout. It wouldn't fit through the hole in the top of my creel and I had to open the lid to cram it in. As I was leaving the jetty I saw the young pup who laughed at me before, and smiled at him as I left.

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂😃👍

[@andyc972]

Fishing was never an interest I was particularly in to, but you reeled me in again with your enthusiasm ! The quality and precision of some of those mechanisms is truly amazing ! Gotta love Robert Shaw as Quint, what a great character, he just stole the show, even the fish couldn't compete !

[@bigvicsworkshop]

Mt Mom's dad (pawpaw) carried me on my first fishing trip... very similar to yours, except we fiddled for worms and fished on a creek bank! Great memories!! Gooder than good stuff today Mr. John! Always enjoy your stories!! Thanks!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Vic- I feel bad for youngsters that didn’t grow up near some type of water! 😃👍

[@terryrogers1025]

Great stories, loved them, I used to live with a rod and reel in my hand as a kid. Had an uncle who taught me how successfully trout fish, we would come home with fish when everyone else came home empty handed. Loved it, great memories, thanks for the video.

[@petemoss9693]

Hey Scout - I was introduced into fishing by my grandfather ( my mother's father ) as he and a partner had a bait and tackle store on a fishing pier at Point Pleasant NJ - he use to do a lot of repairs on fishing reels then I got hooked on fishing ( no pun intended ) years later it turned into a hobby for me, not only do I have lots of my grandfather's fishing reels / bamboo surf poles / bamboo fly rods / I started to collect fishing lures - also vintage fishing reels dated back into the early years - I keep a fishing rod and reel inside my vehicle so when ever I see a lake / river / pond / stream I park then start to fish, there is nothing more relaxing then to be by a spot to fish at .

[@Eagle48]

I was blessed to be born into a family of fishermen. Some of my best memories are of fishing with my dad, my maternal grandfather and uncles. I’m as passionate about it today as I was on the day I caught my first fish. (a bullhead when I was 5 years old in 1956.) I collect old lures, too. My most prized are the ones that belonged to my maternal and paternal grandfathers. They live in a display cabinet that I built for that purpose. My family refers to my basement as the tackle warehouse. (Not to be confused with the tackle retailer of the same name which has received lots of my money over the years.)

[@justin_time4fun]

My first ocean reel was a penn as well. All the older fellas loved seeing my use of the vintage reel in action. There is something about them compared with the new reels. I’ve seen the two eye holes on the reel clip the poles to the troll reels in the back of the boat too. Haven’t been out in awhile but I have some great fishing memories with my dad and friends. Those tuna are like catching a freight train. Enjoyed the episode! Would love to see you do a clean up/ restore on an old Penn!

[@13thworker45]

John I have been collecting fishing lures, poles , reels ,books anything related. I’m a member of the N F L C C. National fishing lure collectors club. It all started when a friend gave me a tackle box that had a pole , reel , gaff hook, net and lures in it. The birds nest is called a professional over run. I still have my share. Collecting vintage fishing is like the vintage tools . The time that went in to making them is unmatched today in my opinion. The quality and detail is amazing. Two hobbies that are worth while. When I’m asked what I collect I say from hooks to books. I have Hooked many youngsters into fishing. My youngest daughter does not cut me any slack, she’s going catching not fishing. Great show today and thank you for sharing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Jess! Isn’t it amazing how so many of our interests are so varied! 😃👍

[@357magdad]

Penn reels are very collectible. I keep an eye out for them at yard sales.

[@robertmerk2168]

Great story. Brings back memories,and takes our minds off the strange world we're living in today. Those sandworms were the best bait.

[@stephenbridges2791]

My grandfather was my fishing buddy, too. I have an Ambassadeur 5000 from back then. Took me forever to keep from bird nesting it. Once I learned, there is nothing like using one. These days I use a C4. It is a more modern rendition of the 5000. Better brakes, bearings, etc.Very nice memories.

[@wayneblubaugh2122]

I've been a fly fisher-guy since I was a kid. My dad taught me to tie flies, which I do to this day...including ones that I designed. Fishing, especially in high Rocky Mountain lakes and streams remains a passion, as well as a way to connect with nature. I've caught 20 fish in an afternoon, and been skunked the very next day. I love it. As a part-time antique dealer I've come across lots of fly reels, and I managed to put a pretty good collection together. I also have my reel from when I was fishing with dad (and I'm pretty sure my brother has dad's reel). Your memories of your grandpa will stay with you forever. Cherish them. Thanks for another great video. Wayne out West

[@traceyl.cumberland225]

Wayne, have you ever read the book, "The River Why"? If you like fly fishing, it's a must read.

[@wayneblubaugh2122]

@@traceyl.cumberland225 No, but I will look it up. You might like "The Feather Thief", about a guy who broke into museums to steal exotic bird feathers to tie flies. It is a true story...and disturbing.

[@frankg3072]

Back in the 1950s my father and I used to go crabbing underneath the Whitestone bridge. We caught blue claw crabs, brought them home my father killed and cleaned them and my mother made a great spaghetti sauce with them. After eating the spaghetti we would feast on the crabs. They were delicious. I don’t think anyone is allowed under the bridge nowadays.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Frank! It’s been a while since I have been under the bridge too! I will make a trip!!! 😃👍

[@WeekendShedHead]

John, beautiful reels! ahh fishing really takes me back, me and my mates night fishing as kids.. funnily enough it was never about the fishing..😂, it was all about the camping and the adventure! The one thing I want to try one day is magnet fishing, I’ve seen some great videos of finds!😃 maybe when I get time 👍 all the best Rob

[@ScoutCrafter]

Rob you are so right! 😃👍

[@62forged]

I grew up in suburbs of St. Paul, Minnesota. My dad loved to fish and so did I. We lived near a lake and I was out the door to dig worms and fish. The best was when the family rented a cabin for a week in northern MN. Caught some great fish.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

Me too. Where'd ya fish?

[@christopherjenkins2373]

I collect vintage saltwater spinning reels made mostly before the 1980s. I have over 320 reels in my collection.I only use vintage reels surf fishing. I love restore and refurbish them as well. I have more French Michell, Daiwa, Shakespeare (Ohmori), and Penn. I have two 1st edition Penn Spinfisher 700 reels that came out in 1961. They are the first spinning reels ever made by Penn. I have also built a few reels from parts including an all chrome Mitchell 498. It is one-of-a-kind. I enjoyed all your thoughts about vintage reels. I have no use for modern reels. My oldest is a 1940s Luxor from France. - Chris

[@rreynolds1114]

Yes I always love those reels and the colors of the handle. My family owned a commercial fishing boat and would often bring them home poles and reels that were lost over the side and they would drag up in the nets

[@joemoach832]

Great video. Brings back a lot of memories of my brother and I getting our first rods and reels, which were the old closed face Zebco spinning reels. There were a couple of small lakes up the road from where we lived, where we would go and mostly catch sunnies but we thought it was the greatest thing. One day we found a tackle box that someone had left behind filled with old lures. I don't know what happened to it, but I wish I still had those lures.

[@greghomestead8366]

When my dad took me fishing he would go out at dusk fishing for bass. Sometimes, he would stay out until midnight. I was cold and hated it. But as I got older, I ended up with a fishing boat and loved it. Thanks pop Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@dagwood1327]

I was the youngest of four boys. My dad used to take us fishing. All of my brothers had fishing poles and I got a length of line on a stick. I was so jealous. My grandfather was a machinist and for as long as we stayed I was his shadow. Good times.

[@crr8297]

Fishing was fun as a kid, I remember the tackle section at the department stores and how the fake worms had a funny odor, best of all while out fishing was eating a baloney sandwich with dirty worm hands

[@philcappellini2820]

I love to fish. But often I don't find (make) time for it. Your reels are awesome, it reminds me of the quality and how well things were made in the past. Especially, compared to the #### we have today. Thanks for the video!!

[@Kevin-xs3er]

Yes!! Finally fishing reels.. iv been asking for this! You have an extremely respectable collection here. To this day, when one buys a highe end Penn, it comes in very presentable packaging. Especially a USA made Penn..Thanks Scout

[@Knifeaddictdillon]

I grew up beside a pond so I fished almost every day. Now I probably haven't been in a few years but I still got my fishing poles in my closet if I get the itch. Always love your videos John!

[@jackcollins2344]

I love to fish for small and large bass, walleye,and northern pike, I use bait casting reels after I learned how to thumb the line. Thanks for video

[@tango-bravo]

I grew up in NJ near lakes, and also had family that lived at the Jersey shore. I do remember having a Zebco 202 reel and a tackle box, and fishing occasionally. I have fond memories of going to Sears and getting rubber worms and other cool lures. I also think I enjoyed the gear more than fishing itself. After not fishing for many years, I got back into it during Covid - what else was there to do? I bought some beat up vintage reels on eBay, including a Mitchell 300, 304, and an Ocean City 300. I really enjoyed disassembling those reels and regreasing them and putting new line on them. I started fishing in 2021 and have had the license for the last three years. I’m hoping to go back to Jersey to do some surf casting this spring, something I’ve never done. I really like whole fishing vibe at the moment, but it could just be a phase. Things happen like that in life. Thanks for sharing your collection. Those old reels you have are nice but I much prefer smaller spinning reels for the lakes and streams all around me, now that I live in PA. 🎣

[@tonylenge424]

My first hobby was fishing and at 10 years old I loved it. I lived in the city of North Jersey and my mom would take us by bus to a park to fish. The looks we got on the bus with the rods, reels, and worms was probably embarrassing for my mother but she did it anyway. Great memories.

[@lotsatrains]

Great show I used to go fishing a lot with both my father and grandfather as a kid but I just don’t do it anymore either for some reason but I do tend to get rather seasick on a boat 😂

[@foxwood67]

There’s always something good to see and hear here. I am a lifelong fisherman. The best thing my dad taught me. We enjoyed many days fishing together. I have a pretty decent collection of some older Ocean City, Penn and other baitcasters. Great subject today!!

[@Uwannawatch]

I got a big collection of reels that I use. I got stories for days about growing up fishing the Jersey shore. I started fishing with my Dad and Grandad when I was just a little guy. Now It's something I do with my own boys. There's a certain amount of pride that comes from being able to gather your own food.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Absolutely spot on- Sometimes it isn’t about the catch it’s all about the experience! 😃👍

[@Steve-qo4hi]

The black Penn 149 is primarily a trolling reel. The narrow spool was to accommodate lead core or wire line(stainless/monel). We still use them on LIS on occasion.

[@alexstools]

You really are what my dad used to call me: a collector of collections. Though my hobbies often feel like a big responsibility to me aswell. Thank you for a great episode.

[@larrynelson734]

Great looking reels. I did a lot of fishing in my younger days. I think I could have been the backlash king of the world..lol. not very good at casting those open face reels. But I really loved fishing though. Have a great rest of your week. 👍👍❤.

[@peterw2845]

Hi scout , was never into fishing , but always like you saw the fascination in the reels and the beautiful design and workmanship that went into them. One of the few things that was ever worth the money they cost . Unfortunately I never knew my grandparents , they had passed by the time I was born , I’m sure they would have been pretty memorable people because of their age and generation , great video , love a video about passionn

[@CharlieEcho]

Good story! I hope my grandsons and daughters have these pleasant memories. I've taken them all fishing.

[@Traderjoe]

I remember going out with my uncle who had a small boat when I was a kid and he took me and my cousin out from Shirley and he gave us poles with reels like that to use. I never did it before and I remember him getting pissed that I had made a huge birds nest with it and that kind of ruined fishing to me as a kid. But later in life I found that spinning reels were much less likely to mess up like that and I had learned from some guy at a dock. Then, once I learned and then taught my wife, she turned out to be much better than me and I bought her her own pole and we would fish together for hours each weekend.

[@joeheilm]

I use an old pen reel in my shop to hold my dacron twine. I keep the drag lever released and i turn theclicker on. It is the best twine holder ever. Cheers

[@jackof1]

Going through my grandfather’s old lure box was quite the experience as a kid- those big wooden two-piece fish lures, bright yellow early plastic lures in all sorts of odd shapes and sizes- great stuff

[@povertyhilladventures7088]

Great video. Enjoyed seeing the reels

[@davidgrochmal6023]

I have most reels that you have but I use the off the Holyoke bridge for. Shad and stripers and I make my own lures and rigs home made nothing on the market like them I do well my biggest striper was 51 lbs 10 oz a 3 hr battle Holyoke bridge is In Massachusetts can't wait tell spring !!!!!!!!!! Good show bro

[@Maidrite1960]

John, I remember bait casting reels and yes I had to fix the backlash or birds nest from my open face reels many times, lol also catalogs. 🎉 owning satisfaction = 90% dreaming, earning, wheeling and dealing + 10% putting it on your shelf and memories from using it. 😊

[@metalwork.]

Great episode.. remember the old Sears catalog , Christmas wish book?as a kid I spent hours looking at all the rifles and sporting goods... Dreaming

[@johnkelley9877]

My family and I use to go Salmon fishing on Lake Michigan once a year and on the reservoir we normally went to. Thanks for sharing this as it brought back a lot of good memories.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I used to fish with an old Zebco 202 and caught NOTHING! When my son was young the 1st place we't hit at Wally world was all the fishing stuff. By the time he was 8 or 10 he had 3 or 4 TOURNAMENT boxes FULL of lures and whatever. He got me a reel and pole and when he moved to Bozeman I gave it back to him because I'd never use it. We hardly ever even eat fish and I'm NOT a fishing person. Glad you are and nice video and the reels are beautiful to look at. I did all my fishing with a crawler crane and a drag bucket! Happy week and God Bless! And boy/son STILL fishes. That's why he moved to Bozeman!

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Wow. Of course you collect fishing reels. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@Themechanic1]

Hey Scoutcrafter my favorite fishing memory is with my mom she would take us fishing every weekend she had a rod and reel and No one was allowed to touch it.I still have it.But I'm very sad to say I lost my mom yesterday but the memories will last for ever.I lost my dad at 6 years old so she was my dad and mother growing up This fishing video brought back the best memories Thank You

[@ScoutCrafter]

I’m so sorry for your loss… losing a parent is so sad. It sounds like you do indeed have the most wonderful memories with her.

[@Themechanic1]

@@ScoutCrafter Thank you for being a friend

[@CPthetooladdict]

Beautiful reels, John man thats a impressive collection

[@ScoutCrafter]

The funny thing is I don’t collect reels! 😂👍

[@CPthetooladdict]

​@ScoutCrafter, well, the ones you have are impressive lol

[@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246]

Thats a great and interesting collection of Reels. Thanks for telling your stories and showing your collection.

[@JohnDaker_singer]

As a fourth generation, Floridian, both of my grandfathers were heavy into fishing. Just like your grandfather, John, mine were very standoffish, and difficult to get to know. They were both World War II vets, and very proud and disciplined men. Children were not something they were used to or people that really wanted to be around. Lol I have many memories of fishing with my grandfathers, and when they died, I got most of their fishing tackle. I have over 40 vintage, fishing reels, rods, various lures and tackle. I have restored a half dozen of the reels to near brand new shape and given them to my nephews, who would be the great grandsons of these two men. Restoring these old reels is extremely satisfying and fun to do!

[@JohnDaker_singer]

I love your story of eating the eel. One of my grandfathers was so hard-core, that he would clean the fish. When we got home, eat them for dinner, and then, when we got up in the morning, he would serve them for breakfast as well. imagine that, fish for breakfast! Yuck!

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is fantastic! What great mementoes. 😃👍

[@happymotoring4674]

My first time deep sea fishing was on Capt. Applegates party boat in Atlantic City in 1966. We used a Penn Senator reel like the ones you have there. My dad birdnested it and I got sick.....good times, thanks so much.

[@lordvengerx]

Vintage fishing reels are amazing. I prefer a vintage over a modern any day. They were so well made and performed so smoothly

[@ETXReelserviceandrepair]

Very nice collection! Wish we had that around here in East Texas. I too find the mechanical workings of a fishing reel interesting, which led me to getting into service and repair of fishing reels. Personally I'm collecting the Penn Long Beach series of reels.

[@CalPil0t]

My father retired to East Texas late 70's. Their home was in Jasper, but he kept a 40 or 50 foot mobile home up along the western shore of Toledo Bend reservoir near Patroon. When I would come to visit, he would take me to camp and we would fish. He was meticulous and knew the area well, so we usually did well. We often brought a pot of mom's gumbo for dinner and would have a couple beers to end the evening before the next morning's fish...

[@richardross7219]

When I was 7 my grandfather took me out on Long Island Sound in a borrowed row boat. We caught 11 flounders and had them for supper that night. We were using drop line kits that we bought at the stationary store. We had dug up a bunch of sand worms too. I don't think that my Mom was too happy with all of the work. Good memories. Good Luck, Rick

[@ScoutCrafter]

Good times Rick! 😃👍

[@cheekymonkey444]

A few years ago I decided to get into collecting and restoring Garcia Mitchell reels from the '40s on up. I amassed a nice collection of about every example. I stripped them down cleaned everything inside and out re-lubricated them and most were ready for a second life. Unfortunately I couldn't sell them. Only hard core collectors were interested and they were too fussy. And they knew the prices, so they weren't paying a penny over going rates. I have Tupperware tubs of Ocean City reels. Most are in working order. At a flea market I purchased a tackle shop repairman's cabinet with all sorts of small parts. They had drawings of all Ocean City reels and part numbers. There again except for a few collectors, no one wanted them. Years ago when my buddy's son was around five, we took him fishing for the first time. I had a spot on an old spillway for a gristmill that was loaded with panfish. Every cast you landed sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass all sorts of fish. The kid, like you, was always antsy about reeling in the line. I would yell for him to come over and hold the rod while I had to heed the call of nature. But I always made sure I had a fish hooked when I gave him the rod. The excited squeals when he discovered that he "caught" a fish was priceless. To this day 40 years later he still fishes like he is possessed. When I was a kid I bought a Garcia Mitchell 300 reel. I used it hard, and never maintained it. Well, one opening season it was frozen up solid. Back then they had an authorized factory repair shop in town. I got on my bike and went over to it. There was a grumpy old man that was the repairman. I gave him the reel, he tried turning the handle, nothing. He looked over the top of his glasses and said in a loud voice, "You filled thing with grease didn't you!" Yup. He said for me to sit down and he brought tools over and he showed me how to clean it and his words " lovingly grease " it. Didn't charge me a dime.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome stories!!! Thanks!!!! 😃👍

[@Resto-Scraps]

My dad would love that reel collection.. he's an orvis kind of guy. Great stuff John . See u on the next.

[@stephendoherty1275]

My Grandad had a nickname for all the grandkids. Mine was Catfish, even written letters were addressed to Catfish. I was good at catching fish and he would brag that I "could catch a catfish in a mud puddle". He loved to tell the story of me catching two fish with a Boy Scout group of 50 or so and there were only two fish caught that say.

[@kevinbrassil9836]

I just came across my old Zebco rod and reel. those were great anyone could cast by just pushing the button and let it fly. thanks Scoutcrafter!

[@MrCRMapleFarm]

I'm still fishing with my Garcia 300A spincaster. Dad bought it for me in the late 60's or early 70's. It's mounted on a Garcia Conolon Avacado rod. I remember the rod was defective and we returned and exchanged it at the Garcia facility in Teaneck, NJ, USA! On a Saturday. Those were the days. Back then it was quite competitive between Garcia, Penn, and Shakespeare. Oh and can't leave out the Zebco's. I'm still rocking my push button Zebco. Of course I still have the catalogs.

[@samfeldman1508]

I don’t fish but your video got me. . . hook, line, and sinker.🤪😜

[@not2fast4u2c]

My oldest brother gave me a small bait cast reel with the level winder and I used it for kite flying Had it mounted on a short piece of broom handle

[@davidmessinger2784]

We used to take kites out with us boating on Great South Bay and/or the Fire Island Inlet. We'd launch kites using fishing rods to control them. Sometimes we'd have to tie several lengths of line together if the winds were good. Thanks for jogging some great memories.

[@not2fast4u2c]

@@davidmessinger2784 I once had a kite almost 600 feet or so high A local Doctor who flew his small plane flew by us and did comment later how high it was

[@ivanstiles7030]

I love those old fishing reels. My grandfather used to take me trout fishing in Tioga County Pennsylvania. He taught me how to fly fish and use a spinning reel. He always carried an old wicker creel and a metal worm container clipped to his belt. I have his fishing equipment now and i enjoy using them. I still trout fish every chance I get and though he's been gone nearly 30 years i can still see him upstream from me every time I go.

[@nicholastarantino5567]

Just found your KZbin channel. I do have fun memories of my grandfather taking me fishing for the first time Shinnecock canal his brother also owned a house in Rocky point we used to do a lot of clamming. we have similar taste. I also love collecting different things but I do like fishing as well as the reels and pole. I just retired from working in the local sanitation department. I have found so much interesting stuff over my 33 year career. It is amazing the good junk like we would call it that people throw away. I’m gonna miss that aspect of working.

[@wireworks616]

Great video. I also have many many rods and reels. I still go fishing a few times a month. Love your collection.

[@michaelduy9055]

That Penn "line leveler" reel is a real beauty! Great collection.

[@geraldschrader8511]

My uncle introduced me to fishing. I have fond memories of fishing with him. But like you, I ended up more interested in the gear than the fish!

[@kennethcolbert2921]

Great video really did enjoy this. Thanks for posting.

[@davidmessinger2784]

Thanks. I'm now in Ohio but grew up in N.Babylon back in the fifties, sixties and seventies. We always had boats and fishing was the family's passion. There are still some old Penn reels in my father's basement and poles that belonged to my grandparents. Now I'm homesick. Dad is 95, a WW2 vet and now in a veteran's home and won't be wetting any more lines. Thanks again.

[@garettanderson6772]

The Level Wind was my first nice fishing reel when I was a kid in the later part of the 70's.

[@Kirt-Davis]

Catalogs are so much fun! I must've hit the end of the Seats catalogs, mom called them "Wish Books". I still enjoy finding old tool catalogs and looking through them....

[@DavidJones-ml2tc]

Great show John…….really enjoyed it way out here in Oklahoma.

[@madamecampsalot6384]

All of my cousins would go out at low tide and drag what seemed like a HUGE net to catch fish. Since everyone didn't fit on the net at once, the rest would dig like crazy with our hands, for clams. Especially exciting were the razor clams! It was a great way to spend summers @ gramma's house, on the beach in Milford, catching eels, digging clams and pulling mussels for that night time seafood cookout in the sand. I used to love the boardwalks between the big, old houses and the sound of squeeling screen door springs followed by the crack of the wood doors slamming.

[@nicknicoletti9778]

I loved the video. I’m also a huge fishing tackle guy. I have a beautiful old rod and reel hanging on the wall as my decor. I’m a bachelor so I can get away with it!! Lol. Very fun video. I enjoyed your grandfather story. And my fishing story is similar with my grandfather. Great memories.

[@JerseyJimFish]

Oh, heck, yea. Now you're talking my language! Those sandworms(and their cousin the bloodworm) have a potent neuro-toxic venom that they use to subdue their prey quickly. Their "teeth" are crystaine copper, and scientists think the venom somehow interacts with the elemental copper to ramp up it's potency as they might only get one stab at a quick moving shrimp or fish. They are also effectively blind. They see in a light and shade kind of way. I am an avid fisherman, fishmonger, artist, and fellow KZbinr here in Southern New Jersey. I've been enjoying your channel for years, even though I have little practical use for its content. I was hooked early on due to the passion you have for your hobby. You are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Thanks for your efforts, sir!😁

[@ScoutCrafter]

I never knew the worms had some juice to their bite, as kids I always thought they were frightening looking little monsters. 😂👍. Thanks!

[@steveokon5431]

Your video is so me!! I'm telling you, I love vintage Penn reels ! How they're built, how they work, all the different models. Ya know I have a pretty good collection of Penn reels mostly, others too, but 90% Penns. Great story you told and video production! I can dig it

[@gustavorivera27]

Fantastic your passion for fishing reels! Grettings from sweden

[@lotsabirds]

Every age of my life has fishing stories. I have great memories of fishing, with my dad, off jettys that jutted out into the East River, just about under the Williamsburg Bridge! Choices were catching a fish that might glow in the dark. OR hooking into a barrel with Vinny Boombotz in it! In my teens, on Long Island, I had a small sailboat that I used to sail in the LI Sound and fish out of that. I'd get as far as the Throgg's Neck Bridge before I turned back. That would be a weekend trip. In my 20s, I had a boat docked in Babylon and I'd fish the South Shore! Like you, I was mostly drowning those creepy worms but occasionally I'd hook something other than a 1959 buick! Lol! Anyway, great memories of some early days! Thanks, John!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Here is the Throgs neck!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKbPdKtnnK1gq9U

[@lotsabirds]

@@ScoutCrafter still looks the same! I never went under it. Whether it was true or not a friend told me that if I went under and passed it, the current wouldn't let me come back into the sound. So, I never tried! I used to be in that area often! Thanks for the link! More old memories rekindled!

[@shieldcracker]

I remember back in school how cool was to leaf through catalogs. In my day the most popular were Crutchfield , J&R Music World, Harbor Freight, J.C. Whitney, Radio Shack, Sears-Craftsman. How thrilling was to discover the new stuff coming out or picking up the last issue of PM, (everyone favorite in this channel).

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

"You'll need a bigger boat..." Hey Scout ever heard of Good-All fishing reels? They were made by a Robert Goodall, an old machinist-turned-watchmaker/philanthropist who made those, watch parts cleaning machines and then electrical and radio equipment for the WWII effort under the company name Good-All in Ogalla, Nebraska. I have one of his watch machines and his reels are considered very rare.

[@ricker76er]

Nice video. I have several Abu baitcasters from the late 1960s and some Garcia spinning reels of the same era. They were my dad’s and uncle’s. Have a few Shakespeare open face reels from the 30’s that my dad used as a kid as well. Good stuff. I even have them wound with line, but am hesitant to use them. I don’t want to break them. Lol. Though I’m sure they’d be fine. I’ve cleaned them up and relubed all the important spots. Thanks for the video!!!

[@bobuncle6962]

I am a devout fisherman and I appreciate the reminder to do some R and R on my tackle. Going on a trip in June so I need to get to it

[@bobk.1428]

Great video. Love that old gear!!

[@davidspinney2023]

Hi Scout crafter when I was a kid I went fishing with my father and grandfather in the bay of Fundy. we caught two sculpins and a flounder they weren't happy with the sculpins, but they were happy with the flounder. I am not much of a fisherman I love riding in a boat or getting out in the outdoors I like catching them but feel sorry for the fish when I do.

[@wayneo7307]

Hi Scout , Cool Show. I love Fishing Bass Actually . I Do Use The Spinning Reels. The Penn Reels Are Beautiful Though . My Dad Took Me down To the Lake Basically Across the Street . When I Was 5 Fishing the 1st Time. However He Was No Fisherman All He Ever Got Was A Sunfish ! My 1st. Pole I Was Like Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn. A Stick A Piece of Line And A Hook . Ha Ha That's How I Started . I've Been Fishing 🎣 Ever Since . Good Show. I Have A Older Penn Reel And An Older Mitchell 300 . Top of The Line In the 60s and 70's I Don't Use. My Favorite.

[@tonysheerness2427]

You had a good family that had time for each other.

[@amuseSurfRigs]

I really enjpyed listening to you and I just bought a Penn 12/0 / 116 Reel

[@davidcoats1037]

Great episode today Scoutcrafter! I think I loved the gear as much as the fishing too. Paper catalogs! How great were those? I still send off for some outdoor gear and tool catalogs. You’re right, there’s nothing else like them. 😃👍🏼

[@brooklynjoe1370]

My favorite is the Penn Sqidder 140, could break one down and rebuild it in my sleep, good ol day's off the party boats in Sheepsheadbay..Great Video Thanx!

[@jrnovielli]

Great show today I try to fish at least 3 to 4 days a week. Your better quality reels still come in a box .The not so good or mid-range reels come in the plastic clam those are the ones I grew up on.

[@garyjones2582]

I wasn't much of a fisherman but I did go with friends from time to time and my memories was with the Zebco 202.. a simple reel for the simple minded like me... I'm sure many have memories of using the 202...

[@ScoutCrafter]

Those Zebco 202’s were classic! Such fun to use and didn’t break the bank. I bet more fun was had with those reels than any other! 😃👍

[@garyjones2582]

@@ScoutCrafter if you like fishing stories you should have been with me in Alaska and heard the doozies sitting in the break room...lol.. And the stories got bigger and bigger..

[@edwardmartin3069]

Something else we have in common. I, also, don't care much for fishing, but love to collect reels. I'm not real serious about it, having only a few good reels these days. About five years ago, I found a nice old Penn "Level-Wind" bait-casting reel (from the 1950s) with a chip broken out of one side. Just on a whim, I looked for a replacement and was surprised to learn that Penn still makes spare parts for these reels. I was doubly surprised to see that the replacement part was made of Bakelite just like the original, and it was dirt cheap, listing for about $6.00..

[@ScoutCrafter]

How great is that! 😃👍

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Scout😃,nice reels, but it's a little know fact that,fancy fishing tackle catches more fishermen than fish, ask me how I know, ha,ha, . But those reels are a precision piece of kit, and I've spent many an hour after a days fishing stripping them down to the last piece , washing them out in soapy water ,drying, and applying fresh grease. Was it worth it ,you bet,they'll last for years if you do that.i don't fish anymore, but still admire good gear. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

[@soccovitch]

Great crossover vid! Wouldn't mind seeing you put a reel through a polishing sometime.

[@uktony1525]

Not been fishing for almost 40 years, married for almost 40 years, is this a coincidence ???😁. Really enjoyed the episode.