I need a reel for a short, under 6ft., 1 or 2wt. small water/blueline flyrod. Bass Pro Shops has a 'White River' fly reel that weighs 2.2oz. Is this a
good reel?Or not? At $89.99 plus shipping this is more than I want to spend on an unknown. Thanks.
Ultra-Light fly reel
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Posts: 12 02/23/08 14:54:10 |
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Posts: 1158 02/24/08 11:53:52
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If you are fishing ultra light, I would think you could go a lot cheaper as the reel isn't going to be much more than a line holder. But if you are more concerned with weight than price, 2.2 oz is pretty tough to beat. FWIW, my little Tioga 2 is about 4oz, but matches nicely with my #2 rod. The rod is glass, so a little heavier reel is a better fit in terms of balance.
Mike
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Posts: 448 02/24/08 14:50:55
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if you are not concerned with quality or what the fishin friends might say when youre not listening, buy a cahill crystal river cr-0002a from www.gofishin.com. It'l set you back $10 plus shipping but they hold up pretty well as a place to hold your line; and theyre
very light, I would guess around 3 ounces-p-
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Posts: 448 02/24/08 14:54:13
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I just checked and they have them on sale for less than $8. I have 6-8 of them; I use them a lot for holding old line that i use to lawn cast-p-
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Posts: 12 02/25/08 01:15:09 |
If I could buy a Pfleuger Medalist 1492 that I can reverse to hold the rod in my Right hand and reel with my Left hand I'd have bought another and been
happy with it. I do not want a cheap fly reel, I want an inexpensive, light, good reel. I made this flyrod from a Rainforest RF2SP600, 5ft., 1pc., line wt. 1-
4lb., blank wt. .60oz., slow action, spinning blank. I used an REC cap & ring seat with a cork insert & a cigar grip. The guides are a #8 CLAG Fuji
Alconite and #6's to and for the tip. The completed rod weighs 1.7oz. on the scale at the local U.S.P.S.I also built me a spinning rod from the same model
blank. My Pfleuger Medalist 1494, the lightest Medalist that reverses, my Orvis 3/4 Battenkill, pre barstock, and my S.A. Concept2 reel are about twice as
heavy a reel as this rod needs. I've already been taken into the backing by a 4 1/4 lb. Hybrid Stripe crappie fishing on the Mulberry Fork of the Warrior
River so I need a good drag and not just a place to store line. Ultra - light doesn't mean little fish to me, it means hunting good fish, big fish, on 3wt.
fly tackle & lighter and 2 & 4lb. line for spinning. When you are surprised by a 6 lb. Channel cat, and land him, while you're fishing a floating
Wooly Worm, (webworm imitation) on a 7ft. 3wt. with 5x tippet you are fishing ultra-light. When you tackle down so you can enjoy the fight of 5 & 6in.
brookies, or other small stream small fish, you're fishing ultra - light. If you hunt big Flathead Catfish or fish inshore with 20lb. or lighter... well
you get the picture. Now, does any one have information/knowledge about this 2.2oz. White River reel or another reel that will work for this rod? Please let me
know.
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Posts: 1158 02/25/08 03:14:42
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To quote Steve Martin:
Well excuuuuuuuuse me! Mike |
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Posts: 12 02/25/08 04:33:37 |
Spinzo, we need to go fishing, together. I did not mean to go into a rant. I've had a rough weekend, with the wife and two out of three sisters-in law in
both ears all day Saterday and most of Sunday. I mean no offense. NOW, an open season on inlaws... well...
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Posts: 23 02/25/08 12:12:28 Registered Member |
ultralight
This one will probably have expired by the time you look at the link but they are relisted all the time right now for the buy it now.
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Posts: 18 02/25/08 16:36:19 Registered Member |
any of the forbes reels in 2 1/2" such as the avon will be very nice. more than the 79.00 of the titanium forbes though. these are all click pawl reels.
more than adequate in my mind. i have taken 26" striper on a click reels and lots of bonito. the quality of the young made forbes reels is excellent. the
forbes titanium was not made by young of england. it was made by someone else for them. maybe in the orient. not sure.
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Posts: 1158 02/26/08 15:37:13
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BigBluegiller wrote: No worries. I've never been to Alabama, but from what I hear you guys may be able to fish for bass with a pitchfork soon enough if the water levels
keep droppin. I'd love to ship some of this snow down there for you in trade for some of your warm weather.
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Posts: 412 02/26/08 15:53:45
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Look for a Berkley Specialist 554 on ebay. They are out of production but show up regularly for $10-$20. About 2.2 oz, Ballance perfectly on a short 2/3 wt. They have a skelital aluminum frame and a graphite spool. I caught t he biggest largemouth of my life on a 554 and she worke that drag ( and a Sage 7'9" 2 wt) HARDER than I care to remember. i.e the reel is up to anything you would ask a 2 wt to do. ( I have 5-6 and hoard em ;-) |
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Posts: 523 02/28/08 15:35:15
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That reel is a smaller version of the BPS's "Classic" flyreel. The flyreel is machined, looks nice, and works. I've use the Classic reel,
and it is a nice reel.
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