Generic Reels

Generic Reels

Generic Reels

Here is an alphabetical list of Generic Reel Names, and the manufacturers that made them – if known:

  Abbey Casting – Montague RP reel
  Acme Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Adirondack – Montague fly reel
  Ajax – Pflueger RP reel.
  Armax – Winchester generic brand name.
  Arrow – Montague RP reel
  Atlantic Surf Casting – Montague SW reel
  Atlas – Pflueger RP reel.
  Avalon – Montague SW reel
  Badger – Montague casting reel.
  Barney & Berry – Winchester generic brand name.
  Beaverkill – Montague fly reel
  Black King – Montgomery Ward LW reel that looks like it was made by Shakespeare
  Blackstone – Montague NLW casting reel
  Blue Heron – Montague multiplier
  Brook – Montague fly reel
  Bu-Rem – Montague Ky. style multiplier
  Catalina – Montague SW reel
  Catskill – Montague fly reel
  Challenge – Montague Casting Reel
  Chief – Montague RP reel
  Climax – Montague RP reel
  Columbia – Montague fly reel
  Congress – a 1903 TM of Supplee Hardware of Phila.
  Congress Tournament – Montague Casting Reel
  Conway Special for Marshall Field – Montague Casting Reel
  Coronado – Montague SW reel
  Crown – Montague fly reel
  Crusader – Winchester generic brand name
  Defiance – Montague multiplier
  Duplex Bass – Montague multiplier
  Elite – Montague multiplier 
  Expert Casting Reel – Montague Casting Reel
  Expert Tournament – Montague Casting Reel
  Fox Lake – Montague fly reel
  Freespool – Montague SW reel
  Gulf – Montague SW reel
  Hermos – Ocean City trolling and SW reels
  Huron – Montague fly reel
  Ideal Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Indian – Montague RP reel
  Jamaica Bay – Montague SW reel
  Jupiter – Kentucky style reel by Horton, Heddon, Montague, Talbot, or whoever you wish to attribute it to.
  Kingfisher – A trademark of Edw. K. Tryon. Many reels by various manufacturers.
  Kosmic – US Net & Twine and Montague
  Lakeside – Montague Multiplier
  Latno No. 3620 – LW reel made by Shakespeare (?)
  Leader – Montague multiplier
  Lexington – Montague Casting Reel
  Lincoln – Montague Kentucky Style Reel
  Louisville Casting Reel – Montague Kentucky Style Reel
  Majestic – Montague multiplier
  Manco – Montague Casting Reel
  Manhattan – Montague multiplier
  Meteor – Montague multiplier
  Musky King – Montague small SW reel
  Matchless Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Megantic – Montague fly reel
  Miami – Montague SW reel
  Miles Bay – Bronson(?) LW casting reel
  Minnetonka Jeweled – Montague multiplier
  Monarch – Montague Kentucky Style Reel & SW reel
  Montauk – Montague SW reel
  Multiplying – Montague multiplier
  Neptune – Montague Kentucky Style Reel
  Neptune Expert – Montague Casting Reel
  Nevermiss – Montague multiplier
  New Record Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Norka – Pflueger Kentucky style casting reel
  Pacific Surf Casting – Montague SW reel
  Pennell – All types of reels made by many manufacturers. Montague, Meisselbach, Ocean City, Bronson.
  Perfection – Montague Casting reel
  Portola – Montague multiplier
  Premier Casting Reel – Montague Kentucky Style Reel
  Professional – Montague multiplier
  Quadruple – Used by several manufacturers; Pflueger, Montague, 
  Red River Reels – Bronson LW baitcasting reels made for Western Auto Stores.
  Reliance – Montague Multiplier
  Rich-Con (Richard & Conover) – Montague Multiplier
  Royal Casting Reel – Montague Multiplier
  St. Claire – Montague Multiplier
  St. Lawrence – Montague Multiplier
  St. Louis Casting Reel – Montague Kentucky Style Reel
  Special – Montague Multiplier
  Standard – Montague Multiplier
  Sunapee – Montague Fly reel
  Surf Casting – Montague SW reel
  Tampa – Montague SW reel
  Tampico – Montague SW reel
  Tournament – Used by several manufacturers; Montague
  Trail Salmon Reel – Montague fly reel
  Tribune – Montague Casting reel
  Trout – Montague fly reel
  Tyee Tackle – Montague multiplier
  V. L. & A. Special – Montague casting reel
  Vacation – Montague NLW Casting reel.
  Velanay – Montague multiplier for V.L. & A.
  Venus – Montague multiplier HR & German Silver
  Victory Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Weakfish King – Montague SW reel
  Winner Casting Reel – Montague multiplier
  Wonder – Montague multiplier
  Wyoming – Montague multiplier