Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (Heddon Pal) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:08:49 GMT

armyflyfisher...I have always liked your Bronson/Fenwick pairing. What a beaut! Yours is the only Bronson I have ever seen in that bronze color. If I were you I would never let that one go.

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (BigBluegiller) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:43:28 GMT

Pfleuger Medalist, of course. The 1494 for 3 to 6wt. and a 1595RC for 8 and 9wt (Bass). The 1492 won't reverse and I cast with my right & reel with my left. So, for my 2wt. I use a Scientific Anglers Concept 2 #35. I like the Pfleuger better.

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (armyflyfisher) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:17:29 GMT

I love my Bronson Royalist. It's light, matches my Fenwick FF755 perfectly, is vintage-cool, is simple (nothing hardly to break) and was very inexpensive (<$5.00 on ebay). But.....I was in a local Cabela's today...looking for rod building stuff...when I strolled through their fly fishing...

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (pearow) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:54:55 GMT

medalist, and appropriate clones-p-

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (jkurtz7) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:26:45 GMT

I use a Orvis Battenkill 3/4 click&pawl. Since I really only fish for panfish, thats all I need.

Jeremy

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (gaddis) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:55:12 GMT

For warmwater, I use Pflueger Medalists exclusively. 1495 for bass and 1494 for panfish.

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (bluegillbob) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:33:56 GMT

That bass looks to be 5 1/2 or 6 lbs...either way, that's a nice fish!

Cheers,

Robert

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (quashnet) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:11:09 GMT

Hardy St. George 3-3/8", probably 1920's, with Paul H. Young "Ace" rod. It's nice to take a moment to remember this fish when all the ponds here are frozen.

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (spinzo) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:03:47 GMT

I dunno... for warmwater fly fishing, it's tough to beat a Pflueger Medalist. The price is right, and they get the job done. I still own my first fly reel -- a Pflueger -- and it still sees service.

I do have two Tioga's, however, that I splurged on. One's on my Fenwick 6 and other on my custom 2-3.

Mike

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (Heddon Pal) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:29 GMT

Alec...I was hoping that the Valentine would make the thread. What a cool reel. If I ever get off this Martin/Young bent...one of those Valentine's would be neat to find.

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (Flytackle) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:25:37 GMT

Gotta love the Valentines. Can't beat 'em! Alec

Valentine Model 76

Valentine Model 76 at work

Re: Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (bluegillbob) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:02:21 GMT

I don't have a pic, but I have a Bass Pro Shops large arbor : CV2 (in 4wt). It's one of their "top of the line" flyreels.

Cheers,

Robert

Favorite Warmwater Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (Heddon Pal) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:40:27 GMT

As part of my transition from chasing the "latest greatest" in fly gear to fishing fiberglass fly rods has also been picking up a few single action and click and pawl reels. Over the past two years I've narrowed my collecting to J. W. Young reels for trout and Martin reels for warmwater. So far the Martin 67 series...67A, 67N, and all the rest of the reels built off that same frame style for other companies have become my favorite warmwater fly...