Ocean city reels

The model No. This reel was sold from about into the late s.

But all the reels I have examined about 10 the wheel does not turn and the reel has no drag adjustment. It does have a free spool lever , no tool takapart feature and bait clicker — but no drag. This particular reel has a cracked back plate and was repaired by a talented individual. I always love to discover who was the original owner of a reel and in this case I did. Like many immigrants of this time period this is probably a story very similar to their own. The reel shown below is owned by Bill Edmunds of Clearlake California and has been in his family for about 80 years.

Ocean city reels

Ocean City Manufacturing Company, founded in , was one of the leading fishing tackle companies in the United States for several decades up through At some point afterward, Ocean City began manufacturing a new reel based on the design of the Viscoy Creek, but with a silent drag instead of the ubiquitous caliper check. This reel was called the Viscoy, and to my knowledge was available only in the yard, 3. Like the Viscoy Creek, the Viscoy featured a chromium line guide, but it added a marbled ebonite handle and replaced the center spindle screw of its predecessors with an engraved center badge a purely aesthetic change, as the reel now featured a spool-release button on the reel frame. Some of the earlier Viscoys were sold in older Viscoy Creek boxes, but the two reels can be distinguished by the aforementioned drag and OC badge. Mint, boxed reels pop up every now and then on the popular online auction site, and rougher examples can be found nearly every week. Fast-forward several years later and Ocean City introduces a new iteration into its fly reel lineup. By the time Ocean City began production of the next and last version of the Plymouth, the only thing that remained the same was the name — the design of the reel changed dramatically, and OC re-added the in famous caliper click drag. But for nearly 20 years, the original design endured. And all of these reels are still entirely fishable and even modestly collectible today. The insides of the Viscoy Creek showing the OC caliper check. The spool side of the Plymouth No. Share this: Facebook X.

Need description of this reel? Narrow spool trolling reels, two reels are shown the No.? The reel was found in an old metal tackle box at the Lake County property.

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Purveyors of economically priced and durable reels, the company was also innovative and was the training ground for Otto Henze, the founder of Penn Reels. In this definitive study of Ocean City reels, noted reel historian Mike Cacioppo has outlined the growth and development of the entire Ocean City line of reels, from the first saltwater model in until the sale of the company to True Temper in This study covers saltwater reels, Big Game reels, baitcasters, fly reels, and open and closed face spinning reels. In addition to a chronological history, there is a detailed year by year summary of all catalogued Ocean City reels. From the most humble utility reel to the Big Game Balboa, this books is the final word on Ocean City and their fascinating and largely forgotten line of fishing reels. The Ocean City Manufacturing Company was one of the largest and most successful fishing reel makers in the middle half of the twentieth century. Description Additional information Description The Ocean City Manufacturing Company was one of the largest and most successful fishing reel makers in the middle half of the twentieth century.

Ocean city reels

The model No. This reel was sold from about into the late s. It is a YD reel and was made to fish with 20 mono line. I believe the letter M stands for marine-aluminum fluted spool. The No. The example shown below is courtesy of Tom Richards and it is excellent in the box with instructions. Thanks Tom for the great pics. The extreme pressure from the new mono lines stretching would warp and split the older spools so better spools were needed. They were also very handsome reels with the blue side plates. This is a that belongs to Anthony DeVito that he inherited from his grandfather.

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Notice the patent number on the bottom of the foot. Not to often do you see one with the paint still on it. Max was an avid Black Bass fisherman and fished on Clearlake regularly although Bill believes that this Dover Club was probably used in Saltwater around San Francisco and not Clearlake. Appeared in the Ocean City catalog. The example shown below is courtesy of Tom Richards and it is excellent in the box with instructions. Next reel is also a No. The principal of controlling backlash through magnetic induction was born. But for nearly 20 years, the original design endured. It was also available as the No. To find one new in the box is a rare find, like the one shown below! Reel with box shown is the No.

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In you could order the Inductor No. The next two reels are the yd. The Free Spool and the Farkast features. Last ad picture is from a Ocean City catalog. In the No. Next are some pictures showing a yd. The trouble with these long handles is they do make it easier to reel up a fish from great depths, but they put to much pressure on the drive gears, that you could ruin a good reel very EZ in one fishing trip. Ads are courtesy of Don Champion. Loading Comments The first reel shown is the No. Gramp tried for years to catch one to match it.