There have been a bizillion different models; here's a common range of Medalists sizes you're likely to find these days unless you get into the really collectible ones. Right to left: 1492, 1494, 1495 and 1498. Some of the early ones with the round line guards, etc. are really cool. I never put the p-foot on any of mine as I always paired them with vintage rods.

https://i.imgur.com/KiX9fQhl.jpg

And in case anyone is interested here is a comparison of the drags; Medalist 1494 on the right, Finalist 1155 (a beast!) on the left...

https://i.imgur.com/Aa6SAZZl.jpg

Anyone else have any of their 1/2 reels? This is a 1494 and a fatter 1494-1/2 together. They also made a 1492-1/2 and a 1495-1/2. I thought I had a 1492-1/2 but can't find it. I used to buy these for $20 or less! I really like the 1/2 size. The 1/2 sized reel here has the earlier style plastic medallion and is in pretty much unused condition. There sure is a ton of these old reels for sale on Ebay! Some are unused and mint.

Yup, I still have my 1494 1/2





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Nothing says summer like these. You can actually catch bream during the winter, down he'ah. But you can't get these except in summer. Anybody like to guess what these are?

https://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/71068_800x600.jpg

bullheads?? or a bird?? Hard to tell what they are

Frog legs.

Winner, winner........ tv dinner!

We will be cooking them up a week from tomorrow night, along with some rockfish, at my son's shop. Oooh, I love those things!

A friend asked if he and his wife could gig 'frogs last Saturday night in my ponds. They got here late and only went to one small one, but got seven (14 legs). Said he missed a bunch, being out of practice. We'll get more later. The summer's young.

Frogs, especially bull frogs have become quite rare here in the Northeast... don't know why but we never hear them anymore - only hear the smaller frogs.





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My son Harry likes frog legs. My philosophy is if it tastes like chicken, eat chicken.

Fishing and boating are the only pleasant things to do in the heat down here, so I am looking forward to getting on the river