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#1 Sep-16-13 6:27PM
- firemunkee
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Ashburn, VA
- Registered: May-23-13
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Old fishing gear
I was fishing at Downs Park in Pasadena, MD and an elderly couple came up to me and asked if I wanted their fishing rod. He said it is an antique but it works fine. I humbly accepted 
It is a 5 1/2 foot Johnson Country Mile medium-light spincasting rod with an Abu Garcia Abumatic 874. I don't have a medium-light or a spincaster so it will make a fine addition to my limited collection. Everything seems to function fine except the first line guide (closest to the reel) isn't inline with the rest of them. I tried lookin up how old the reel is. Based on the model number it seems like sometime in the 90s. Anyone have any idea?
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#2 Sep-17-13 3:26PM
- dave
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- Registered: Oct-13-09
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Re: Old fishing gear
Try the Google
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#3 Sep-17-13 5:02PM
- captmikestarrett
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Potomac River
- Registered: May-06-08
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Re: Old fishing gear
I have the complete combo Johnson Country mile spincaster and it truly will cast a mile.
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#4 Sep-17-13 5:33PM
- basscrusher
- Northern Snakehead
- Registered: Apr-27-10
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Re: Old fishing gear
The rod was especially popular from mid-1980s through early 1990s. Reel has been around just as long, maybe longer.
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#5 Sep-18-13 5:37AM
- hookup
- Patagonian Toothfish
- Registered: Jan-31-12
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Re: Old fishing gear
I've been fishing with Abumatics since the 70 - well, not for the past 15 years or so. Good solid gear.
Nice reels, but heavy. I would keep the rod & reel and start a collection of old fishing gear.
Personally, I prefer what technology has done to rods and reels and when I fish, use something more current.
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#6 Sep-18-13 7:09AM
- Ernie
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- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
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Re: Old fishing gear
I have some old stuff that I had redone and it is cool to fish it but it's usually heavier. My favorite is a Wright & McGill 7wt fly rod...take a long time to load.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#7 Sep-19-13 5:22AM
- firemunkee
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Ashburn, VA
- Registered: May-23-13
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Re: Old fishing gear
dave wrote:
Try the Google
That was the first thing I did. Most of the results were for reel parts or people selling it on eBay in the UK. I did find one document that had a list of all of the abumatics and the production years and other miscellaneous details, but it stopped at the 5xx series.
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