Hi Tony; What do you mean by "tip breakers"??? I would think as heavy as they are, they would be "tip protectors." They would protect the tip since they cause the tip of the rod to go up instead of down in the balancing scheme. Of course unless you have a real heavy rod and need a heavy reel to balance it. That's what I think they are best used for, balancing heavy fiberglass rods for bass fishing. Wayne
--- On Thu, 8/19/10, Anthony Spezio <[email protected]> wrote: From: Anthony Spezio <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7:42 AM They make good rod tip breakers if not careful. I have quite a few of them, all packed away somewhere in storage. I was buying them at flea markets when I could see silk lines on them hoping to salvage the line. If the line was salvageable, it was worth more than the reel. Tony --- 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, 7:08 PM #yiv1438263636 #yiv1438263636yiv345325595 BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv1438263636 #yiv1438263636yiv345325595 DL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv1438263636 #yiv1438263636yiv345325595 UL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv1438263636 #yiv1438263636yiv345325595 OL { PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv1438263636 #yiv1438263636yiv345325595 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 -- 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
