Minimalist Angling

[dudley]

In Praise of Medalists

Rodger, I often wonder why anyone would use a different reel.
Like you, I have other "better" reels but they don't have the look and sweet sound of the Pflueger Medalist.
Last week I was useing what was my first fly reel, a 40+ year old medalist on an old glass rod.
Still works fine after all those years.


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[D. Micus]

i recently saw a fly fishing america segment of joe humphreys fishing for record brown trout on the white river in arkansas. he was catching 23 inch plus monster trout on his pfluger medalist.

I have Medalists and use them. Durable reels for sure.

I find caged reels are a nuisance however if you fail to get the line loaded just right, pinching line when you try to take the spool off or on.

The one sided reel is an improvement IMO.

[Okie_Noodler]

i fish an old pfluger. not the medalist, but still an old one. my fishing buddy uses a medalist, and i don't think you could get either of us to switch.

Thanks, folks. I sure do like them better on cane rods, they just seem to "fit" more nicely. And if something happens to one (which I have not experienced yet!) $25 bucks get me another. I like that.

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[D. Micus]

roger, spend $35 and get the one with the fancy disco paint job...

Gee, I'd like to see that.

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[lee s]

It might be possible for us to save for quite some time to purchase something to replace our own Medalists, but we could NEVER afford to replace all the extra spools!
They DO seem QUITE adequate for any task we ask of'em, except when we pester some pelagic piscatorial partners.
.....lee s.

[Varden]

All I use are old Pflueger Medalists. They get the job done and are practically indestructible (but keep the screws tight). I've tried others in the past but no more. I have had more expensive reels freeze up in the cold, had springs break, had fancy cork drags come apart because of a single grain of sand, had them break or bend on a rock when accidentally dropped, corrode in the salt, etc.

Randy Knapp

[white43]

Good writing, Roger. And, I see we agree on a whole lot of stuff. Been using those reels since dirt was discovered! JGW