Jim, If you are traveling around your neighborhood and find a good garage sale, stop in and look around. I just found a whole box
of fly tying material for $5. and in the bottom was a Pflueger Medalist 1495 1/2 with 4 extra spools. I mounted it on a Raintree I just
finished. It's 8' 6" 3wt and it balances just fine for my handling and casting. Never can tell what you'll come up with. Best thing you
can do is check your fishing buddies and try some of their reels with the closest to matching fly line and try everything you can. Then
when you are ready to lay out the cash, at least you will be in the ball park.
Best of luck Crunchy