Oh My God

[LEELEE]

A friend from WA sent me this link.

Its a spinning reel with lever drag.

http://tackledirect.com/vanstaalvsof.html

Cheers

Lee

[mitch]

Wow, that looks very different sounds interesting though

[Bashir]

shimano had lever drags on their spinning reels 15 years ago, they called it the fighting drag.

[Bashir]

guys thats not what im talking about. Shimano used to bring out rear drag reels with a lever drag system similar to what you find on a game reel. I'll try find a picture somewhere.

[Bashir]

here you go guys

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7109792737&rd=1

I found a bunch of other old shimanos on ebay with fighting drags including a couple of old speedmaster spinning reels that look awesome! Even a couple of reels that look like an old tss2.

[kikila]

Lee with 800 yards of 80 pound line it would certainly get the bream out of the racks in quick time

[LEELEE]

Lee with 800 yards of 80 pound line it would certainly get the bream out of the racks in quick time    

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Not wrong mate but the spare spool costs $400 US so i can only guess to say that they are worth over $3000+ for the reel.

Although a charter operator in Perth has seen the best spinning reels from both daiwa and shimano crack under the pressure of a samson fish and the Van Staal's just keep on going on.

Cheers

Lee

[RAYp]

here you go guys

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7109792737&rd=1

I found a bunch of other old shimanos on ebay with fighting drags including a couple of old speedmaster spinning reels that look awesome!  Even a couple of reels that look like an old tss2.

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Hi Bashir, Hear in OZ they were sold as RA models, ex/ Sedona 2000 RA, or even older Spirex 2000RA.

They came in sizes 1000RA, 2000RA and 4000 RA and you can still get the Sedona's, I beleave they make them in the Sahara range as well.

Cheers RAY

[Bashir]

ray I've seen them around now and again. I haven't bought a rear drag reel ever myself. I used to have a couple of those rear drag shimanos from the 80s and they were real good. Rear drags just aren't as popular these days. But if i were fishing ansa comps with 1kg line, they'd be my choice, one of these old beauties look good.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7109752060&rd=1

[Guest Target]

I still have one of the old closed face shimanos with fighting drag, same concept as a lever drag. we used to use them for light line trout spinning. From my memory it only came in the lower to mid range of reels at the time - so probably more of a gimmicky thing.

Bashir, interesting you mention 1kg and rear drag.... have just got my old 1kg spin rod out and started to rebuild it as it was a pretty bad job (I originally made the thing when I was 15). and guess what - an old shimano with rear drag is going to be the reel for the spider web.

Adrian