Olympic BM3 closed face reel

[dorsetandchub]

Years ago, I had an Olympic BM3 closed face reel. The thing was about the size and weight of a London bus but I loved it. Anyone remember them and does anyone have a pic of one? Love to see it again (reel was stolen in 1991 - gutted!!).


Thanks so much.

 

[nicepix]

Google is a wonderful thing

 

[dorsetandchub]

Mine was actually a maroon red colour, I seem to remember but thank you very much. Brings back a lot of memories. Caught a lot of fish with it.

 

[paul80]

Where those reels with a button on the back not bait casting reels designed to be used with the reel on top of the rod like a multiplier, I used to use an old IIRC Shakespeare one.

Paul

 

[dorsetandchub]

That sounds pretty close to the mark, yes.


Thanks a million,



Phil.

 

[laguna]

I used to own an Olympic "one touch" reel, one touch and it fell apart :wh

Actually it lasted me a whole season until the lever broke but it was a good reel as I remember and cost me the princely sum of £7

 

[dorsetandchub]

Have to admit it wasn't the Aston Martin of reels but thinking about it brings back a lot of happy memories.

As a better man than me once said - it seemed a good idea at the time.

 

[laguna]

Have to admit it wasn't the Aston Martin of reels but thinking about it brings back a lot of happy memories.

As a better man than me once said - it seemed a good idea at the time.

They were cheaper than the Abu as I recall, but I definitely became a convert of CF reels thereafter and eventually bought the Harrier 120M which I still use for all my river and stillwater fishing.

PS. I dont like the backwind... always preferring to go forwards!

 

[dorsetandchub]

Me too - moved onto the 120, 123 and the 125 and eventually the DAM CFM coffee grinder. Still love that reel.

 

[S-Kippy]

This was the c/f kiddy when I was in my teens [1970's]...the Crack 400. Never had one though.Still looks quite stylish to me.

 

[dorsetandchub]

Like that - it is quite stylish, as you say. Next stop, vintagetackle.net