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« on: January 06, 2016, 04:20:34 AM »
Louis Johnson Company was born when the original L.J. converted several of his wife's silver spoons to fishing lures in 1920. Today the company like Bass Buster plate their weedless spoons with precious metals such as Gold, Silver, and Nickel. Johnson's Silver Minnow is world famous.
Field & Stream 1980
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« on: January 02, 2016, 01:12:41 PM »
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« on: January 02, 2016, 12:22:10 PM »
HUMPHREY’S, Denver reel designer Ira B. Humphreys was issued patent #2,584,020 on Jan.29, 1952 for the Humphreys Model 3A, which had been selling since it was first introduced in 1947. It would be the first in a long line of “Colorado†sidewinder spinning reels produced by a number of Denver-area companies. The Model 3A, along with the larger Model 4A, was actually manufactured by Haywood Mfg. Co. of Denver, a company involved with wholesale sporting goods since 1892. The Humphreys reels were short-lived, victims of the growing spinning reel explosion that offered much more practical (and multiplying) reels of all shapes and sizes. Promoted as a stainless steel (rust-free, for salt water) reel that could be used for “every†kind of fishing, it proved to be too loud and cumbersome for the “ultra-light†craze sweeping the country. Both models were discontinued in 1955. By Patent granted dates, this makes the Humphreys 3A & 4A "closed face" "sidewinder" the first closed face reel to be patented in the U.S. Humphreys Patent granted in 1952: http://www.google.com/patents/US2584020Johnson Patent granted in 1953: https://www.google.com/patents/US2644647Zebco Patent granted in 1969: http://www.google.com/patents/US3481554
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« on: December 25, 2015, 04:54:29 PM »
Looking for a nice Johnson Magnetic 3 or 5 fly reel
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« on: December 05, 2015, 08:25:02 PM »
It is reputed that the Louis Johnson Company of Highland Park, Ill. was responsible for producing the Sure Spin Models 50, 348, 348D, 420, 548, & 640. I am unable to find any definitive factual information on this subject. If you have this info, please let me know
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« 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
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« on: December 02, 2015, 05:25:17 PM »
It's all here!All the advantages of the famous Johnson Century are on the Johnson Princess, too. Here's suÂperior fishing tackle in a reel that's light enough and small enough to match any woman's hand or casting arm. .
The Johnson Princess offers unbeatable comfort and performance for the lady angler.
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« on: December 02, 2015, 02:51:19 PM »
Look at the famous Johnson firsts: Top-mounted Selecto-Dial Drag; change-easy spool, factory-loaded with 6-lb. test mono filament; dual anti-reverse and right- or left-hand retrieve on any fishing rod; dia-: chrome rotor and tungsten-carbide pickup pin.
Really look at the Johnson Century. Note backlash free casting; smooth, powerful drag; how easy it is to handle; how cleanly it nests on your rod.
Manufactured from 1957 to the end of 1962 replaced by the 100B in 1963
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« on: November 12, 2015, 03:30:24 PM »
By Skip Smith
"The Johnson Fiskar 1 511 and Fiskar 2 512 may well have been among the pioneer “underspin†reels offered to the fishing public. These reels were marketed by Johnson Fishing from 1965 to 1971. They were essentially a spincast reel designed to be used under a spinning rod. Because they are so unique, I made up my mind I had to have one.
When they were new, they were near the top-of-the-line reels for Johnson and they were expensive, for the time. Because of their cost and uniqueness, I think, they didn’t sell very well, which would account for their short production run. Consequently, they’re comparatively rare in today’s vintage reel market.
Having made up my mind to own one, I began trolling eBay for Fiskar examples, because that’s about the only place they can be found. I came across one in Jan., 2015, and was so excited, I got “buyer’s feverâ€. I didn’t do “due diligenceâ€, and ended up with some kind of bizarre hybrid that had a Fiskar front and rear cover, and little else that resembled a Johnson Fiskar 1. Back to the drawing board.
A few weeks later, having done my homework, I spotted yet another Fiskar 1 on eBay. This one looked more like a correct Fiskar 1, but I had some concerns about a couple of features. In spite of my misgivings, I pulled the trigger again. What I got this time was a Fiskar 1 that had been very creatively modified to fit on a casting rod instead of a spinning rod. Unfortunately, the anti-reverse mechanism was ineffective because of the alteration. Grrrrr!
FINALLY, I spotted what appeared to be a correct Johnson Fiskar 1 on eBay in late Feb, 2015. After careful study, I bought it, no bargain. While hibernating from winter weather, I took all three reels in hand to see what kind of useable Fiskar 1 I could concoct. After several hours of cleaning caked grease and general filth off of various pieces of all three reels, I had a fully operative Fiskar 1 model 511 on a Garcia spinning rod!
It’s going to take some practice to learn how to use this critter. The pushbutton line release takes some contortion to use. I wonder if that had something to do with the short production run of this reel? In any case, it should be a good conversation starter about Johnson reels with a generation that’s never had the privilege of using what I consider to be some of the finest spincast reels ever made."
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« on: November 25, 2014, 04:37:13 AM »
The 710 is the only Johnson reel that carried only a number as its name. The bigger model of the same design is the SANGA. It is just like the 710, only larger and beefier and holds more line. The SANGA is the only Johnson reel model that carries ONLY a lettered name--just the opposite of the 710.
Other information has the 710 listed as part of the "Citation" family and no record of the "Sanga"
Which is true?
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« on: October 29, 2014, 04:42:20 AM »
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« on: October 08, 2014, 04:32:40 AM »
My name is Wess... I collect all kinds of reels as well as Bamboo Fly Rods. I am helping a friend get this Johnson Forum started up again. I will be active as well as being the forum administrator until some other capable folks step up to the task. Please feel free to add content about Johnson Reels specifically.
Al
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