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Originally Posted by Ed B
I give SAUERKRAUT two thumbs up for being on the cutting edge  for 1975. That silver Daiwa 7000C he has on the yellow Lami was along with the gold series, the first of the next generation of skirted spool spinning reels coming along. Everyone was watching and following Daiwa at the time, and Penn followed with their line of skirted spool reels soon after. That reel he has there had a great silky smooth drag and was built like a tank. It was so cool and modern looking at the time that a lot of the Penn greenie traditionalists shied away from its non-traditional looks. |
Thank you for the 1975 compliment,and the Diawa reel history. I actually found this reel (a whole outfit with a white Atom 40 attached) up around the Gay Head Cliffs. It had obviously fallen off somebody's beach buggy in the night. The outfit was run over and half buried by other buggies using the track; the rod was pulverized. I cleaned up the reel, and now put it to use as a "loaner" outfit for intrusive guests who insist on me hosting them to my beaches and escapes.