New Fly Reel Advise

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cpswing
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2009/07/07 23:31:26 (permalink)

New Fly Reel Advise

Excited for the upcoming run. Am going to buy a new fly reel. I have been scanning e-bay daily. What would you fellas recommend? brand and model please. I have been looking hard and missed a few bids on orvis battenkill large arbor V and VI. heard okuma was pretty good, but not sure what model or Sth or anything else you guys think. thanks for your help and advise.
 
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    salmotrutta
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    RE: New Fly Reel Advise 2009/07/08 21:04:18 (permalink)
    Battenkills are sweet for the $ if you ask me. I have a mid arbor 3 W/spare spool. The whole deal was 115 I think. There was a buy a reel get a free spool.
    I wouldn't go much bigger if you go that route. The smaller the reel the less weight you gotta carry around all day.

    The reel I use up there mostly is a Hardy Viscount L/A. It's very light.
    Just my opinion.



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    RE: New Fly Reel Advise 2009/07/16 21:03:38 (permalink)
    A good reel to check out and they are hard to track down, is the Martin Multiplier. Cabelas did have them. They have a five to one ratio which is great for when the fish do an about face and head towards you. Also a real good adjustable drag. I own one and have had salmon and steelhead beat the hell out of it, it's never let me down and I have a box of other pricey reels that have fell victim to a screaming king. Hope this helps. Good luck this year.

    Stress is just one hookset away from being gone.
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    metalslayer
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    RE: New Fly Reel Advise 2009/07/18 22:45:51 (permalink)
    If a king is screaming so fast as to break the reel---it's prob in the other "mouth"

    Steel on a pin---so easy a caveman can do it.
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    salmotrutta
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    RE: New Fly Reel Advise 2009/07/19 15:47:10 (permalink)
    Hahahaha- the man is a genius!

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    RE: New Fly Reel Advise 2009/07/19 19:08:42 (permalink)
    You're probably right. That and also the fact that I didn't adjust the drag after fighting a rock fish.

    Stress is just one hookset away from being gone.
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