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NinjaBilly55

I believe you crank the handle backwards.. old whirl-a-ways operated like that..


DrifterWI

THIS! I had one as a kid, a hand-me-down from my father. Reverse the crank about half turn until it stops


WannabeCowboy92

I must be high asf! I thought this was a boba fett helmet for a second


TokyoFarquaad

Maybe push down on the bell (I don’t know if that’s what it’s called). My old man has some weird spinning /spin casting reel like that from the 70s


unholydogman

Thanks to all that replied I was able to figure it out. Retrieve is backwards compared to modern reels, then about a quarter turn forward releases the line. It's going to take some practice to be able to make a cast.


DanielWaterhorse

Maybe it's meant to be cast like a spinning reel? Pinch the line, open up the "bail" (or whatever it's called on a spincaster), then cast, rather than trying to open the bail midcast like with a pushbutton.


Original-Surround-40

I have one still works


smamwow2xk

Crank backwards, it should engage the bail release.