American Classic Love Affair

[Tattoo]

Enjoy the history lesson.

http://www.tattoostackle.com/americanclassic704.php

Thanks MikeP for the article.

[valentine]

Very cool!
It's sad that so many people have been fooled into thinking that chrome plated,multi-bearing, wonder reels imported from the far east are what they need. I don't think that there's any reel currently produced that will last as long as my 30 year old greenies.
Valentine

[vineyardblues]

Hi Tattoo,
History is right, Penn is out of America as I recall

VB

[Clammer]

Nice read Mike /// But f #$%^&* those bail springs

[shadow]

good artical love the history of our sport it is sad to see what is happening to good american co. the spinfisher reels are the best bang for the buck.I have an old green 706 that I fished w/ for years before I went van staal.That old reel is as old as me mybe even older and still works great.

[chris L]

glad i kept my old greenie .

[DZ]

Nice article. Brings back memories. I remember using the 700 and Mitchell 302 before the 704. Clammer you have to get rid that bail by going to the manual pick-up conversion kit. Probably some of those kits still available - try Buckos. Only thing we hated about the 704 was the antireverse clicker. I like quiet "reels" and used to fish the 704 with the clicker off - don't ever let go of the handle on a hook set with the Antireverse off - I have years of bloody knuckles and black and blue finger tips from that mistake. Didn't like the 704 torpedo handle - Thumper Andrade would make us all custom handles for the 704 using round knobs from the mitchells. Greatly improved the reel IMHO.

DZ