Roddy Dominator 400 Big Game Reel Fishing Reel - Tuna, Shark, Skate, Conger

Fantastic Vintage Roddy Big Game Reel. Used and loved but mechanically sound. Smooth Japanese drag system and immense winching capability. Very similar to Penn big game reels.Harvey “Roddy” Rodstein was about 12 years old when he built his first Calcutta fibreglass rods.This event changed his life and started him on the long path of fishing tackle manufacturing and design.Generally rod wrapping, building and development, he brushed shoulders with most of the world influential makers and designers at some point. Opening 2 retail stores in Los Angeles he secured a contract with Sears & Roebuck to wrap their own brand rods.At their peak, Roddy listed 275 different rod patterns, and they could manufacture over 300,000 rods a year!Through the 1960s and 70s Roddy forged links with Japan, mainly rod tubes and parts, and this is where the Roddy Dominator was born.Looking at first glance like a Penn International, the Dominator was the flagship of the company’s big game reels.Late in life Roddy and his partners bought Penn and then sold to K2 who also owned Shakespeare.This Japanese built high quality 6/0 reel is built from a one-piece alloy frame, light gold anodised finish and oversize handle, lever drag ratchet controls, it’s got the lot.