Hi Don;
Most say the garcia mitchell 710 is the best, I haven't acquired that one yet. The Garcia 1430 & 1431 and Heddon Daisy(I think they're identical other than coloration)aren't bad. My favorite so far is the Bronson Royalmatic 390 auto, seems a bit more robust than the others I have. I sure wouldn't count on any of them for fighting fish, just taking up slack quickly. They also work great at balancing heavy 8wt & 9wt fiberglass rods. I think the Garcia 710 may actually have a drag but not sure. All can be obtained used on ebay with the Garcia 710 demanding the highest price, usually in excess of $30.00 in good condition, excellent condition units can go for significantly more. There's a lot of information on autos at the fiberglassflyrodders bulletin board: http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/search/text/forum/4?q=autos&submit=Search+Forum Wayne --- On Wed, 8/18/10, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: From: Don Ordes <[email protected]> Subject: [VFB] Automatic fly reels To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 8:08 PM Re: 2010 Ant Swap #yiv82070715 BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv82070715 DL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv82070715 UL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv82070715 OL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv82070715 LI { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} Planning to purchase an automatic fly reel for a certain circumstance & big fish. I need the best, but it looks like a $50 Shakespeare/Pfleuger is about as good as it gets. Anyone know of any better manufactured auto- reels? Will the SP hold up? DonO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
