I am very new to fly fishing and wanted to hear from a few "old salts" some suggestions on a 9 wt reel. Id prefer not to break the bank .Im looking too do inshore fishing.
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I am very new to fly fishing and wanted to hear from a few "old salts" some suggestions on a 9 wt reel. Id prefer not to break the bank .Im looking too do inshore fishing.
I just bought the new Orvis Large Arbor reel for my 9 weight. I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by JRA
-wayne
teton tioga, pflueger president, pflueger trion all about the same price
I'm looking for a similar reel myself. I'm not an old salt, but here's the results of my research on the topic.
I currently have a Cortland Endurance. It was $109, and I've had it for about a year. I haven't had any problems with it, but the drag hasn't really been tested on a large fish. Mostly I've caught blues and stripers under 10 lbs on it. My problem is that I want to try for albacore and I don't understand the drag system on the Cortland. I think albacore would test the drag, so I'm thinking of upgrading.
I've heard good things about the Redington CDL, and the TFO 375 has some serious fans. Both in the $200 to $250 range.
The Albright Tempest III is discontinued, but you can still find them on the market for less than $200. The Tempest has a Cork Disc drag, which, if maintained, would be great.
A Teton Tioga is around $200. It's got a patented disc drag using neoprene discs, I think. Some local fly fishermen I know like them a lot. I have a Tioga 8 for a smaller rod, but it hasn't been tested on a large fish either.
Lamson reels have sealed, patented drag systems, which is attractive. I've had some outstanding customer service from Lamson. A Velocity would be $200+, I think. But I'm really attracted to the new Hard Alox Lamsons -- now we're getting close to $500. That's not in the Tibor range, but hard for me to spend. Still, Lamson customer service has been so good for me, I'm thinking about it.
The new Nautilus reels are supposed to be great. They have a patented, sealed composite drag system. I think one disc is cork and the might be graphite. They are also in the $500 range.
No complaints on my Orvis Mach V.
Relative expensive and fantastic: Nautilus Featherweight www.nautilusreels.com
Very cheap and very good: Prestige Plus 3 of cabela's www.cabelas.com
greys grx comes with 3 spools free and holds 300 yards of number 9.
loooks like someting id check out. aint expesnsive.
here is sight look
http://www.sportfish.co.uk/product/3357 ... Spool.html
Now thats a great price!Quote:
Originally Posted by backwoods
Suprised no one has mentioned Tibor reels yet. They are the benchmark that all other saltwater reels are measured against. I have been useing them on everything from Trout to Tarpon for a dozen years, have never had an issue with any of them. If you can afford it, they are simply the best saltwater reel on the market.
JRA, What breaks the bank for you? What kind of price range are you looking at. I know a couple of people that think a Tibor or Abel is a budget reel, but those are beyond my reach today.
The Teton Tioga 10 is a very tough, durable reel for under $200.
The Albright Tempest has been discontinued by Albright. But it is exclusively available through Sea Level Flyfishing (www.sealevelflyfish.com), which is going to contract to have the reel made for them. This is a very good reel.