And yet another great vintage fly reel find.

[BilletHead]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Search "Gun screws". 

Brownell's (if still in business) can provide just about any machine screw you could possibly want.  

 

Or.....if you really want to be a cobbler.....drill it, fill it, and re-tap it. 😉

                        That would be almost as bad as finding a broken point and disgracing it by trying to fix the think. Blasphemy !

[tjm]

1 hour ago, BilletHead said:

English made Madason Reels

That's probably the same as a Cortland Crown or Glading if you are looking for a parts donor, BFR I think.

There is a Texan on fiberglass and bamboo  forums that likes/collects/repairs the JWY reels, if your facebook screw doesn't work out, he would know the size and source. 3" reels aren't that common, but I imagine the latch cover screws interchange.

[BilletHead]

16 minutes ago, tjm said:

That's probably the same as a Cortland Crown or Glading if you are looking for a parts donor, BFR I think.

There is a Texan on fiberglass and bamboo  forums that likes/collects/repairs the JWY reels, if your facebook screw doesn't work out, he would know the size and source. 3" reels aren't that common, but I imagine the latch cover screws interchange.

Thanks 

[Gavin]

Nice find! I had a JW Young made for Sage years ago. It came with a Sage DS series kit rod kit back around 1985-1990. It was my first step from something that did not say Western Auto. No complaints. It worked fine.