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Dec 21, 2012 · Under-spinners, or open-face spinning reels, were the norm prior to the advent of the spin-cast reel, aka closed-face spinning reels. Marketing. Some things never change. You just had to make sure you flipped the spool so that it would crank in the correct direction.
These schematics are not easy to find unless you have the original paperwork with your reel. A lot of rod&reel repair shops will charge you 50 cents a pop for these schematics, and that's if they even have them!
Saw something interesting on eBay today ...... a Johnson Century 100b. Someone is selling a used reel with the original box and the retail price is marked on box $14.95. I got my 1st Century 100b in 1970 but I have no recollection of what I paid for it.
The reference to the Chinese-made reel was to the Johnson Century 100B 45th Anniversary model, which was indeed made in China around the year 2000, as all Johnson production moved overseas in 1997.
Jun 16, 2020 · Johnson came out with the Century 100 in '55. The reel had a couple of changes between 1955 and 1962. Along with a few other changes the name was changed to the 100A around 1957. It was changed again to the 100B in 1962 and stayed in production until 1979. It came in various shades, of green but there is also a rare all black 100B.
This video is about disassembly, cleaning, lubrication and reassembly of the Johnson Century Model 100B fishing reel.
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Aug 11, 2010 · Johnson Reels' Marketing Genus. By Dick Braun. In the Mid to late '50s, Joe Fisherman walks into the bait and tackle store looking for some new equipment for that new state or world record he knew was out there just waiting for him to show up and set the hoook.
