A Much Overlooked Reel of the Past in my Opinion is this 981 .
Possibly the LAST WELL BUILT REEL by the Company in that it has the Fine Quality OCEAN CITY WAS FAMOUS FOR .
Such as except for the Drag Metals the Guts are ALL STAINLESS STEEL!!!
Even has the Felt inserts in the end Caps to hold Oil . Bridge Guts Plate is held with a C-Clip instead of the swivel retainer with set Screw . The Spool is Fluted to use the Mono Lines that would normally blow out the sides when stressed .
It is in the cleaner right now .
Will reassemble with Carbon Tex Drags and post pix.
After a 24 Hour Dip in the Sauce
NEW CARBON TEX DRAGS
This is the start of Ocean City's save a Dime era
where they started skimping on stuff like leaving out the Check valves on the oilers and soon to use TRUE TEMPER STICKERS instead of Embossing or using the Quality Metal Name Plates Pinned in the side plates
NOTICE there is NO Spring Loaded Deal in the Oil Hole
JUST CHEEEEEP !
Ready to go another 60 Years !
The 981e is the same Reel except for the Spool is Aluminum and has a Cheap Ass Sticker on the plate instal of Embossed or a Metal Tag. CHHHHHHEEEEEEEP.
(The 981 above weighs 13.82 0unces with it's Chromed Metal Spool and the e with an aluminum spool weighs 12.43 ounces .
