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Old 11-23-2009, 10:12 AM
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Question Ocean City 163 reel worth it?

OK, I posted this "elsewhere", let's see if I can get some opinions here?

Found someone selling an old Ocean City 163 reel, spooled with wire, on a boat rod with roller tip and guides (older looking rod from pic's) for 15 bucks.

Is it worth a 30 minute detour on my way to visit my folks over the holidays?
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Old 11-23-2009, 10:45 AM
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For 15 bucks, I'd have a hard time passing it up as long as it's functional.

Can you post a pic? I'd like to see it.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:03 PM
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These were the pic's sent to me.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:05 PM
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Oh yeah, I'm looking at this as a back-up for my buddy's spread.
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Old 11-23-2009, 03:10 PM
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The wire is worth 15 bucks.
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Old 11-23-2009, 06:33 PM
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I'm no expert on this stuff but I'd pay $15 for it. Looks in decent shape. Looks like the rod is from the same era so it matches pretty well. It'd be more of a novelty for me than an actual backup but hey, if it works, why not? And like mdracer said, the wire alone with worth that easily.
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Old 11-24-2009, 08:23 AM
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don't know if i'd trust it with a 40"-er on the other end

that would be on my basement wall!
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Old 11-24-2009, 08:51 AM
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Thanks guys, I'm not gonna make the effort just for the wire. I see a lot of these ocean city reels and they look obviously like they'd be best as a wall decoration. The fact this was rigged with wire line had me thinking maybe there was a year/model that could stand up.

Also got a line on some cheap Penn reels that seems like a better detour anyway.

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bob

PS - more replies on this board than the "other". Interesting

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Old 11-24-2009, 09:27 AM
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Thanks guys, I'm not gonna make the effort just for the wire. I see a lot of these ocean city reels and they look obviously like they'd be best as a wall decoration. The fact this was rigged with wire line had me thinking maybe there was a year/model that could stand up.

Also got a line on some cheap Penn reels that seems like a better detour anyway.

Cheers,

bob

PS - more replies on this board than the "other". Interesting
If you're just looking for cheap reels to use in a pinch, don't overlook your local pawnshops. It's amazing what a crack addict will pawn!
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