noelm Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just found an old fishing marks book my father had, probably well over 70 years old it would be, plus a photo of a Tuna my wife caught in about 1980, and the photo was put on a local fishing map, it was also a full page in a magazine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 The old book even had some hand drawn pictures 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 The picture has some marks of a common well known spot off Shellharbour, and note it mentions a cargo shed, that shed was pulled down around 1955, so it might be hard to work out today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 8 hours ago, TAZ said: My Dads old Mitchel. I used to think it was amazing when I was a kid. I replaced the drag washer in it and it actually has a really good drag. Hi TAZ there are quite a lot of collectors that love their Mitchell's. The chap that made most of my sidecast spools and has a great collection of Alvey's has a great collection of Mitchell's as well. Before Daiwa then Shakespeare were 'big' names in Aust, Mitchell, D.A.M and Penn were the 'benchmark' for quality in threadlines. Built to last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 10 hours ago, Blackfish said: You bought bak some great memories there Taz. I had a Mitchell 301 (RH Model) I think the 300 was the LH one and on memory that 324 was the next one up, then you had the 499,the biggest. As for the fishing knife, geez I recon I had one of those as well. Good stuff. Yeah mate that knife cut countless baits up and was used to clean who knows how many fish. She's pretty worn down. Just sits on my mantle these days. Id kick myself if I lost it. Too many good memories. 6 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: Hi TAZ there are quite a lot of collectors that love their Mitchell's. The chap that made most of my sidecast spools and has a great collection of Alvey's has a great collection of Mitchell's as well. Before Daiwa then Shakespeare were 'big' names in Aust, Mitchell, D.A.M and Penn were the 'benchmark' for quality in threadlines. Built to last They were awesome reels in their day mate. My Dad caught heaps of trout on that reel. I got all his old fishing gear when he died, some was given to him from my Grandfather. Have my Gradads old cane creel from, gee, the 40's I think my Mum told me. I'll fish out some of the old lures tommorow. Have them somewhere. Should see some of the old rods, some with just 3 old wire guides. Far cry from the gear we have now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 My Dads old Devon lures. You guys who know them, you put a left spinning one on for several casts then a right spinning one on for the same amount to counteract line twist. My Dad had good success using those in the Goulborn River for trout. Back then as a kid though all I was intetested in was trying to catch the big freshwater crays I'd see on the banks just below the water line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Two of his others. Alpha Wobbler and a small propeller spinner. He swore by those gold wobbler's. Edited August 14, 2019 by TAZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Hi TAZ cool stuff you have there, all those lures would still catch just as many fish as they used to I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, wazatherfisherman said: Hi TAZ cool stuff you have there, all those lures would still catch just as many fish as they used to I reckon Yeah mate I reckon they would too. Id hate to lose one though. Funny, I'm reminded of those days as a kid back on the Goulborn and Loddon river every time I see them. Great memories. I might cast one at something one day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) More stuff- old lures still packaged from top left clockwise Rebel Crawfish (still available), weedless frog, Rebel Wee R, Heddon Tadpoly, Yo-Zuri Slavko Bug, Arbogast Jittermouse, Arbogast Bass Popper, Tassie Tiger "Devon", Edited August 18, 2019 by wazatherfisherman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Forerunner to the popular Daiwa "Double Clutch" in the centre, these lures came to Australia (Darwin actually) as "rejects" from the Asian market. Tried as Barra lures and didn't have the right characteristics for that style of fishing. Somehow they ended up in my old local tackle store in Campsie and my group tried them out. Result- fantastic lures for Flathead both casting and trolling. Went back and between 4 of us bought the lot, which was a few dozen. Didn't have English language on the boxes so we didn't know what they were called or any info. Rang Daiwa to try and get some more (when we realised they were great for Bonnies etc)- they said as the lure wasn't accepted overseas, they wouldn't be making any more. Guess they were wrong about that! Original price about 20 years ago was $5-6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Name on top one too hard to read, middle is a "Wally Diver"- Cotton Cordell if I remember rightly. Bottom is Heddon Torpedo-(still available) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Top one is a forerunner to the famous (to old spin fishers anyway!) LUK, below is a "half by quarter" with bevelled edges and an Alpha wobbler to the right- the red plastic tag on the rear split ring distinguished it from famous old "Wonder Wobbler" bottom pink squid is old, popular when bottom-bouncing leadhead jigs were around- got it from a bargain bin Edited August 18, 2019 by wazatherfisherman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Old personal favourites for Tailor trolling- both dive about 5 mtr's. Top one is jointed Rebel 'Fastrac' and bottom another Daiwa early version of 'Double Clutch' Edited August 18, 2019 by wazatherfisherman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Top three all Nilsmaster "Invincibles" bottom one is a Rebel "Husky Jerk" shallow version - this exact lure sat on the wall of the old barber shop in Murwillumbah for ages until my mate John bought it as we used to do heaps of Flathead luring- he often got it out and never got a fish on it, so we stirred him up about it, until one day at Wooli he got 9 Flathead in 9 casts! We the 'stirrers' got 1 each(from 100+ casts) even though we stood about 5 mtr's either side of him the whole time. The Flatties were chasing small Whiting in less than a mtr of water (stomach contents revealed this). Of course on returning to Sydney went out and bought a couple! No more stirring re lures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Can't remember what the top lure is called. Anybody? Next one down is a large version of the Wonder Wobbler with added prism-flash. Below are 2 more unusual coloured Rebel Crawfish (shallow versions) put the 5c coin in to show how tiny the 'Devon-style' wired spinner is- smallest I've ever seen, in fact one of the smallest lures around. For younger fishers, the green thing is what we used to use to catch Squid, way before they became "Egi"! Used to work fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Fishing reel "evolution"- the "Silver Series" from Daiwa were one of the first "external spool" threadlines in Australia. They had 'ball bearings' and a range of features not seen in this type of reel- no more line caught behind the spool like could happen on the internal (in housing) spool type. Bottom left was the 'prestige' range, a Daiwa "Gold Series" this tiny one held about 120 mtr's of 4 lb mono. The one above it is a 1000 series- brand new with box, also had a "snap-off" spool button for quick change. Bottom right was the largest a 7000C made in Japan, still a quality reel made to last (it's about 42 years old now) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 After the Daiwa's came the Shakespeare "Blue Series"- 4 different sizes- these were also made in Japan and had features like: fold down bail arms, manual or auto trip for bail arm, snap-off spools, quick change right/left retrieve (there was an extra handle bolt in he handle arm for converting reeling side), high speed gearing, quality drag systems etc etc. They were a huge seller and were (along with the previous Daiwa's) "revolutionary" for the Australian spinning reel scene/market. Updated version was the "Green Series" with an even smaller model- the 2499- about equivalent to say a '500' size reel. Great reel for 1 kg line and a favourite of mine. Post photo shortly of one. 3rd series were maroon/red same features and sizes as the green ones. The tiny 2499 model is prized by collectors worldwide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 From right to left old Penn "Longbeach" one of my first overhead reels, still works like new, got superseded as gear ratio far too slow for jigging. Middle is Penn Jigmaster 500L with Aluminium spool, a little battered around but still in good working order- 36 years old, very popular as a jig reel. Left hand side Shimano "Speedmaster" 6 to 1 ratio, great for casting or jigging has an excellent drag for a reel made about 25 years ago. Great reel to use still. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Some great stuff there, there must have been thousands of Jigmasters sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Late 60's DAM Series, made in Germany these were built to last, got beaten on the Aust market when Daiwa then Shakespeare brought out the new 'external spool' models with updated features. 5 sizes in the series 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, noelm said: Some great stuff there, there must have been thousands of Jigmasters sold. Hi Noel yes there were- 3 spool varieties, plastic, metal then aluminium. 4 to 1 ratio. The one above has the "one-piece take-apart spool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 In my opinion, this was the last of the quality internal spooled threadlines, Penn "Spinfisher" quality made. The American fisho's used these for light tackle Sailfish, Marlin etc- nothing too fancy but well put together- roughly about 48 years old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 An unused 550 C5 Cedar spooled Alvey (Rosewood stain) box has seen better days but reel is new 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Really old Shakespeare direct drive (1 to 1) baitcaster, the handle-side side-plate is 'imitation marble' for nice effect. Drag is your thumb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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