I found a Sal-Trout in my collection of old reels and wondered what years those were produced? Thanks -
Mark
Mark
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Pflueger Sal-Trout
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Sport
Posts: 4 (07/24/08 10:57:43) |
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Sport
Posts: 14 (07/24/08 11:27:52) |
southernflyfisher wrote: It depends on which model it is: http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/antiques/index.html |
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Sport
Posts: 5 (07/24/08 12:45:45) |
It's a Sal-Trout 1554. Man, that is one heck of a clicker! Thanks for the info -
"The ferocious, slashing strike of a good Bass taking a popping bug - well, that's the story reserved for when real outdoorsmen gather around the
campfire after a fine day with rod or gun." Tom Nixon
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Master Guide
Posts: 3346 (07/24/08 22:12:33) Moderator |
They were made from the early 20s (I've seen some with the oldest style bulldog, so maybe the teens) up to WWII
they reintroduced a "retro" version in 1955 and ran until about 1965 The dates on the Pflueger website are Very Generic. If you contact Pflueger with specific questions, they will direct you to ORCA members for specific answers. |
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Sport
Posts: 16 (07/25/08 03:19:18) |
Are there any markings on the reel to indicate whether it is an orginal or a "retro"?
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Markings? | ||
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Sport
Posts: 7 (07/25/08 03:53:14) |
Where would I look if in fact there are identifying marks? Thanks!
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Master Guide
Posts: 3347 (07/25/08 08:02:21) Moderator |
the frame backplate
If it has a pattern of drilled holes, it's a retro reel. If it has kind of a Maltese cross pattern, it's a prewar reel 
btw, you can't date them by the handle color as some will tell you. I have seen amber-handled reels with the latter-pattern bulldog stamping, and black-handled reels with the earliest-pattern bulldog stamping.
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Master Guide
Posts: 3348 (07/25/08 08:13:15) Moderator |
and to throw this one in the mix, the 1555 salmon-sized Sal-trout (this one had the paint stripped)
all brass and heavy enough for a big bamboo rod. 
and here is that later pattern bulldog |
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Master Guide
Posts: 3349 (07/25/08 08:23:33) Moderator |
anyway, work is done up here, and I'm catching a (real) puddle jumper into Anchorage this morning, then on to Kenai.
traveling light, so my partner and I have been sharing a laptop and he'll be taking it with him. so I'm signing off until Aug1 - do me a favor and keep the pm's down to a low rumble...ha. I'll be back with some photos |
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Sport
Posts: 8 (07/25/08 08:47:45) |
Thanks - Mine has the patterned, pre-drilled holes, so it's a retro - Thanks for all of the great info -
"The ferocious, slashing strike of a good Bass taking a popping bug - well, that's the story reserved for when real outdoorsmen gather around the
campfire after a fine day with rod or gun." Tom Nixon
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