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May 8, 1195
First Fishing Reel
chinese use of reels 1195 AD [https://www.theonlinefisherman.com/reels] -
first baitcaster
he bait casting reel dates from at least the mid-1600s [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fishing_reel] -
First fly reel
Birmingham England was a hub of industrial development in the early 19th century. Here smiths of various trades designed and produced the first single action fly reels.[http://www.tedgodfrey.com/1-new-REEL-HISTORY.shtml] -
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Newer Reels
Here in America, designers began to create new single action fly reels in the second half of the 19th century. These included many styles of skeletal reels made of stamped and perforated sheet metal or heavy brass or nickel silver wire. [Here in America, designers began to create new single action fly reels in the second half of the 19th century. These included many styles of skeletal reels made of stamped and perforated sheet metal or heavy brass or nickel silver wire.] -
Wide use of Baitcasters
but came into wide use by amateur anglers during the 1870s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Conventional_reel] -
Patented reels
and little has changed from the design patented by Charles F. Orvis of Vermont in 1874 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Fly_reel] -
center pin
Mainly used for fly fishing.The fly reel or fly casting reel has traditionally been rather simple in terms of mechanical construction, little has changed from the design patented by Charles F. Orvis in 1874 [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fishing_reel] -
Spinning Reel
patented the modern form of fixed-spool spinning reel in 1905 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Conventional_reel] -
Automatic fly reels
Automatic fly reels peaked in popularity during the 1960s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Fly_reel]
