On May 27, 3:29*am, wrote:
On May 25, 9:52 pm, riverman wrote:

On May 26, 6:03 am, em pinball wrote:

Back in the late 50s i had a rod and reel that was all one piece. the
reel was enclosed, silver and shaped sort of like a bullett. i
remember you turned the handle back to release it. i know from where
the rod fit into the reel casing it was completely silver down to the
bottom. can someone tell me who made these. dont fish much but just
sort of thought i might get me one like i had i think around 1957. .
thanks for reading and any help you can provide.

Is this a picture of what you are talking about?http://tinyurl.com/5gcccv

(the top three images)

--riverman

That be it!

In that case, you're talking about a Great Lakes Whirlaway.
http://tinyurl.com/4evgxn (Notice how the ad has the rod backwards,
with the guides on the wrong side!) I cannot remember ever having seen
one, but I bet it was an upper midwest local thing, which can be
pretty global if you're from there.

Apparently they come up on eBay all the time. There's one there now
for $10. http://tinyurl.com/5bzvg7 Cheap nostalgia, if'n you axe me.

--riverman