Heavy reel needed

Equipment Rod Building: Cane and Graphite
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Hi all.

I was wondering if anyone hear could suggest a reel on the heavy side,(8-9oz), that is not real big or unreasonably priced. I have been searching for a while now, and all I seem to keep coming up with are knock offs that are extremely cheap, in price and quality alike. I have a six weight, fifty some year old South Bend that a good friend of mine, Curt Elder, recently refurbished for me. It is a beautiful rod and fishes very well, but I think it would be much more pleasurable if it were better balanced on the back end.

Any suggestions are welcome, as I am running into dead ends all over the place.

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My suggestion would be to get yourself a Medalist or similar “classic” style reel
Before winding on any backing, fill the arbor with lead-core line or LC-13 until you reach an acceptable weight

To balance out an old cane rod, I use an old Bristol reel (6.5 oz.) that belonged to my grandfather
The old reels match up well with the heavy old rods

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