old vintage reels

[corbyeire]

hi all,

bought a basket full of fishing tackle many years ago - it had a few reels in it

none much use but these two looked big

one is a paramount reel made in england
the othere is a penn sailfish 150

any idea how old - pure junk - any value etc.

thanks

[corbyeire]

more pics of old reels

[gannet]

I think you have a Penn Sailfisher 130 model made between 1955 and 1970 approximately.
Nice strong boat reel which looks like it would clean up nicely (no wire wool )
They were in the Penn catalogue up to 1968.
Limited parts available.
Collectible and probably worth about £40.(More if you have the original box.)
Good solid bronze one piece spool,harness attachment lugs and a 3:1 gear ratio.

[JimC]

There's a Sail Fisher on Ebay for $250 it looks immaculate and is in an original box.
Yours would be nice cleaned up maybe loaded with dacron and placed on display... I'm sure they were the "must have" of their day!