I am not familiar with this company, might be new? Anyone have any experience with this? Is this for real? I can’t find a location anywhere, so I don’t even know if the store/company is located in the U.S.
http://www.allenflyfishing.com/index1.html
Noticed this reel looks very similar to a Cabela’s SLA:
Not familiar with them, but I went to the site per your link and they have some killer deals on hooks @ $6.99/100hooks.
Kelly.
Best price I ever saw on those hooks.
i have never dealt with them but with those hook prices i may be dealing with them very soon, all their stuff that is posted on their site looks pretty good and well priced. if someone ends up dealing with them let me know how they are to deal with
-tyler-
The reels look very nice. The Alpha looks like a knock off of a Cablelas SLA.
I wrote that last sentence and then re-read you post…great minds.
I’d “take one for the team” and order a reel…buy maybe one of you guys interested in the hooks should give it a spin first. Being out $7 versus $60 seems a better way to check them out. :lol:
They maintain an e-bay store under the same name and have 100% feedback with quite a few transactions.
Keep in mind these are not Tiemco hooks.
We use cross reference numbers to help you identify our hooks below.
Copied from their site:
"Our lines are coated with PVC to prevent corrosion. The core of our lines are manufactured with a braided nylon for strength. We carry WF lines in floating, intermediate, and sinking.
We also have a Saltwater, Bonfish, Shooting Head, and Sink Tip lines. These lines are designed to be unique to it’s specific use."
“To prevent corrosion”?
“Intermediate” rather than F/S?
“Bonfish”?
“These lines are designed to be unique to it’s specific use.” Plural subject, singular object.
There is enough questionable stuff right there to make me avoid them.
why don’t you try emailing them before jumping to any conclusions, although I do see where you’re coming from just by reading the website…who knows…time will tell.
i think i would put my money on more known and reliable manufacturers in the fly fishing business.
I just got a message from Justin at Allen & Co. I’m awaiting his permission to post what he had told me about his company. Stay tuned…
I don’t understand bashing a company that has done nothing wrong but (maybe) being ‘new’.
All businesses had to start some time. I think this is our “E-Bay culture” speaking. Heck even E-Bay itself is a pretty new company in the scheme of things.
Besides I’ve never bought a THING on E-Bay. I hate Pay Pal.
Nobody wants to get taken by a scam, so I think its natural to be skeptical. I usually am, until I finally get what I order…then I’m happy. :rolleyes:
I don’t understand bashing a company that has done nothing wrong but (maybe) being ‘new’.
All businesses had to start some time. I think this is our “E-Bay culture” speaking. Heck even PayPal itself is a pretty new company in the scheme of things.
hmm sound familiar! 
I don’t know a thing about them, but personally, I don’t buy anything from a company unless I know their physical address. I couldn’t find it anywhere on their web site. If anyone buys anything from them, post a review. I would like to know more about their products.
There are a lot of people getting products from China.
http://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Fly_Reel.html
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Fly_Reel.html
Get or have a business license, join the service and become a distributor. Ebay is a prime example. You don’t have to be big. Just do it out of your garage. You buy fly reels for $40 you sell for $100.
I did a pretty thourogh search and came up blank on them. I had to get pretty specific to find the website without the link given here. However, I think they could have avoided a lot of suspicion with a snail mail address and an “about” page on their website.
They went to an awful lot of work, and appear to be trying to do more, to set that site up. Let’s see what Dave came up with and quick picking on these guys so quickly. Not everyone can afford a super spiffy website right out of the box.
Ebay and PayPal operate on ensuring trust. As far as PayPal goes, it is a great way for the little guy to take credit cards without the monthly fees and all of other processing companies and the fees are quite reasonable. I know I am getting paid, don’t have to worry about a bad check, and customers find it easy to use. I even have a debit card to use with my Pay Pal account! I did close to $50K in sales on EBay accepting only PayPal over the last couple of years and have absolutely no compaints.
Here’s exerpts from the e-mail I received from Justin:
Hi Dave,
My name is Justin at Allenflyfishing.com. I noticed a jump in my traffic on my stats and noticed it came from this thread. Thanks!
I’m located in Culver, IN. It’s a small town about 45min South of South Bend, IN. I’m working on getting my website 100% running.
I noticed on the thread. That many were talking about the hooks. We supply 3 fly shops in the New York area on the Salmon river with flies (1200 doz. avg) a month that use our hooks.
As for my reels. My Alpha reel is my flagship reel. The XL Series is a new reel for me.
I will have my Centerpin reel done soon. Once that is done I will post it on my site. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them for you. If you prefer to talk on the phone. My phone number is 574-855-7100.
Thanks for posting. I liked reading the replies.
Thank you,
Justin “Allen”
He also was kind enough to offer to send me some hook samples. I can post pics of them once received.
Hey, it looks like our constructive feedback is helping. There is an address on the site now:
Allen & Co.
116 N Main St., 3
Culver, IN 46561
as well a couple e-mail addresses and phone number.