Just arrived ... "Improved" Speedia
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:48 pm
Bought as a pair with a rod, I collected this reel today.
It's an 'Improved' Speedia, narrow spool, with the lever release, but without the compensating drag of the later model. There's a little paint loss ... and a little corrosion ... but having been cleaned and given an initial light oiling it spins very nicely indeed. I don't think that the ratchet mechanism has ever seen grease ... but it will !
It's an 'Improved' Speedia, narrow spool, with the lever release, but without the compensating drag of the later model. There's a little paint loss ... and a little corrosion ... but having been cleaned and given an initial light oiling it spins very nicely indeed. I don't think that the ratchet mechanism has ever seen grease ... but it will !
