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Johnson Century Models - Reels that changed a Nations Fishing => Model 100B (1963-1979) => Topic started by: AL on December 02, 2015, 05:56:21 PM

Title: Century 100B
Post by: AL on December 02, 2015, 05:56:21 PM

The Century 100B came on the scene late in 1962 and ran Concurrent with the 100A until 1963 when it replaced the 100A. They continued on until 1979 in catalogs by the Johnson Reel Co.. They were made in various shades of green. See Johnson Princess for the Pink model.

Features:
•   Selecto-Dial multiple shoe drag
•   Dual anti-re­ verse • Flash-hardened Permalloy gears
•   Tungsten­ carbide pickup • Dia-chrome rotor
•   Stainless steel shafts • Flash-hardened stainless steel line guide
•  Hi-strength aluminum alloy frame • Oil-impregnated bronze bearings
•  Equipped with approximately 300 feet of 6-lb. test deluxe mono-filament line
•  All parts salt-water resistant

Title: Re: Century 100B
Post by: AL on January 31, 2017, 06:00:02 PM

Following up on a 100B issue on the 100-A Board

In full agreement here... The 100B side plate had 2 rivets and no selectable/sliding clicker. You may have a FrankinReel on your hands.

Title: Re: Century 100B
Post by: salmonfishing on February 01, 2017, 12:32:26 PM

I have a question about the different shades of green. Below are pictures of two new 100B reels. Hopefully the difference in color shows up between the two. One is the green color I see almost all of the time and the other is an olive or almost brownish color. So this off green color is one of the different shades they used? Thanks.