Apr 8, 2024 · The OCR fly reel channel is where you can keep up with our innovative, Wyoming-made fly reels and gear! We make the Bighorn, the only American-made, semi-automatic fly reel, featuring patent-pending developments like the Perfect-Point-Balance system. More reel models are on the way soon, so keep...

Jan 14, 2003 · I started fishing with an open face spinning reel. I cast with the right hand and reel with the left. This carries over to my fly fishing too. I have tried some of the bait casters using the left hand to cast and right hand to retreive and it is very uncomfortable. I think comfort is the the most important thing.

Apr 30, 2012 · I fished the Eel from the late 50's until I left Humboldt County around 2000. Pflueger reels and Fenwick fly rods and the old sealdry (sp?) latex waders were the norm during the early years. We used our Hardy reels of course but by and large, the Pfluegers ruled. I still have my Pflueger reels from the 60's, all in great shape with spare spools.

Jul 10, 2008 · I was introduced to steelhead fishing on the North Shore of Lake Superior tributaries in 1961. 98 % of those fishing both the North and South shore tribs were using Automatic fly reels. The reel was loaded with mono, and locked onto a fly rod. This was chuck and duck fishing at it's finest. Typical gear setup at the terminal end.

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Dec 29, 2019 · Abbey & Imbrie was a retailer/wholesaler who, over the years, sold reels produced by several different makers. A&I did not make any of their own reels and many of the reels that they sold are only marked with their brand and not that of the actual maker. Julius vom Hofe made many of the reels sold by A&I.

Nov 1, 2019 · another fan of the Original series here! i've got the Nymph W; Dry Fly; and 2W. the Nymph and Dry Fly have been my go to trout reels for a while. Nymph on my 8'6" 3 weight and Dry Fly on my 9' 5 weight. Like Kyle said, Dry Fly might be too light for your long 3 weight. Maybe try the 2W? it's the same outside diameter but wider and heavier.

Apr 26, 2018 · I’ve got a couple (a 2 and a 3). Good reels with a basic but solid check mechanism. They are among my most used trout reels. My one complaint is that there is no external adjustment knob or lever. You have to open the reel and adjust tension with a couple of hex nuts that the spring sits on.

Nov 19, 2008 · I like to think he's fly fishing some wonderful and beautiful stream in Heaven. He hand crafted approximately 800 reels in his basement shop, and sold them by mail order to fly fishing nuts all around the world. His Parkinson's Disease made it difficult to continue building the reels, so he sold the business.

Feb 17, 2012 · I have 2 Alpha 9/10 reels that withstood some brutal runs from trophy Northern Pike in Sasskatchewan last June. One fish was 43" and 22bls. No issues whatsoever. I am getting ready to buy a alpha trout series for this year. The reels are only $ 115.00 for gosh sakes and my personal dealings with Jason ( i think that is right) have been very ...