Yes. Those reels rock.
-John
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Yes. Those reels rock.
-John
Dick, my point was they were catching pretty big fish on those pflugers, which throws that 'frying the drag' argument right out the window.
Lee Wulff would use a "ten dollar rod and a click-drag reel" to catch the big ones.
Not because that's all he had, it was because he could.
D Micus wrote..." they were catching pretty big fish on those pflugers, which throws that 'frying the drag' argument right out the window.'
They were also losing alot more fish than we do with today's gear. They also beefed up those Pfluegers by adding counterweights on the spools, doing some internal modifications, etc. You can see some of those tricked up Medalists at WorldWide Sportsman in Islamorada and I think there are pictures of them in Kreh's book "Flyfishing the Flats". (Or is it "Fishing the Flats"?)
Bob
Bob,
I think you mean "Fly fishing in salt water"
I have a couple of medalists "tricked out" like that, you would be amazed how well they work
Thanks for the correct title, Dudley. I leant out my copy a few years ago and you know the rest of that story. I'm sure those old reels did work pretty well, especially given the talent level of those pioneers who were using them. Remember those big old fiberglass rods from back then? Heavy and slow but they could really fight a fish.
Bob
Remember?
My Orvis Golden Eagle 8wt casts like a cannon, weighs a ton.
the photos i saw was they modified the frame and added a piece of leather to make it easier to palm the reel. i don't mean to keep beating this drum, but those aren't $625 worth of modifications.
And the Old Man and the Sea only needed a hook, a handline, and a dinghy, but don't ask me to put away my Abels before I hit the coast. They have never failed me in fresh or salt water and I wouldn't be without them for trout, bass, steelhead, redfish, or dorado.
Actually, there is one Abel worth $625. It is made out of solid gold and was owned by Elvis... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif