3 weight reel

[HopperDropper]

Any thoughts on a reel for a 7?6? #3?

A friend of mine has a Lamson Velocity on his 3 weight and it seems like overkill. I want something light and I?m not too concerned about a disc drag. Ross doesn?t make the Colorado 0 anymore which would be a perfect match in my opinion.

What reel has everyone matched to their favorite 3 weight?

[Buddy Sanders]

HD,

I use an all graphite (plastic) reel for my little 3 wts. The smallest of the Cahills made by South Bend that I can get at Sports Authority for around <$20. Clean matte balck finish looks okay with any rod.

I find that it works well with a light rod, where all the reel actually does is store the line. I've used mine for bass, panfish, and trout in four states.

Not flashy, but they have always worked well for me, seem to hold up (the oldest one I have is around 12 years old), and are pretty low maintenance (I rinse them off every year or so...).

It has a servicable drag (if one should ever, for some odd reason, be needed for such a rig), holds a 3 wt. line plus some backing, and is VERY light (which is the point, at least for me, to use a very light reel with such a light rod).

At this price level, you can own several if you need different lines.

You can spend a lot more, but I can't see the point in this application.

Buddy

[jeffnles1]

Any thoughts on a reel for a 7?6? #3?

A friend of mine has a Lamson Velocity on his 3 weight and it seems like overkill. I want something light and I?m not too concerned about a disc drag. Ross doesn?t make the Colorado 0 anymore which would be a perfect match in my opinion.

What reel has everyone matched to their favorite 3 weight?

I use an Orvis BBSII on my 7'6" 3wt.

Jeff

[acadianfly]

The new TFO Prizm reels are in the fly shops now. The cast aluminum reels sell for only $39.95. It has as offset Teflon disc drag... the spare spools sell for $19.95.

[mdram]

The new TFO Prizm reels are in the fly shops now. The cast aluminum reels sell for only $39.95. It has as offset Teflon disc drag... the spare spools sell for $19.95.

any info on these, they are not on the tfo website

[ol' blue]

HD,

I use an all graphite (plastic) reel for my little 3 wts. The smallest of the Cahills made by South Bend that I can get at Sports Authority for around <$20. Clean matte balck finish looks okay with any rod.

I find that it works well with a light rod, where all the reel actually does is store the line. I've used mine for bass, panfish, and trout in four states.

Not flashy, but they have always worked well for me, seem to hold up (the oldest one I have is around 12 years old), and are pretty low maintenance (I rinse them off every year or so...).

It has a servicable drag (if one should ever, for some odd reason, be needed for such a rig), holds a 3 wt. line plus some backing, and is VERY light (which is the point, at least for me, to use a very light reel with such a light rod).

At this price level, you can own several if you need different lines.

You can spend a lot more, but I can't see the point in this application.

Buddy

I have the same reel on a 6'6" Batson RX8 2 weight. I picked it up on ebay for $12. The beauty of it is that it weighs only 2.7 oz and doesn't have a bad drag at all. They aren't as common as they were, especially the cr-0001 model.

[acadianfly]

I had a opportunity to see and test both of the new TFO Prizm reels and was quite impressed. You're right they are not on their website yet, but I do know that my fly shop, Uptown Angler in New Orleans, has both in stock.

Go to the link below to read a copy of the TFO Press Release:

http://www.warmfly.com/index.php?opt...d=103&Itemid=2



Hopefully JC and Deanna won't mind me linking my website.

[Erik Osterby]

HD,

Sent you a PM.

Erik

[SAltsh]

My favorite 3 wt. reel is an Abel TR1 - they've been discontinued, but you can still find them around at a good discount. They're really worth looking for. Sweet and smooth click/pawl.
Regards,
Steve

[Bamboozle]

An Ross Evolution 1 or Hardy Flyweight is what I use on my 3wts.