Tony got me thinking and I visited an old stash of reels from way back. And I found an automatic reel- amongst others. Problem is, it's right-hand operation and I prefer to hold the rod in my right hand. All the auto-reels I've looked at so far have been right-hand, also.
So does anyone know if they made a left-hand operation reel? Tony, in your stash, are there any left-handers? DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Blake-Hedges To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels Hi Don; I always released all the tension after use and mine have held up well. I purchased all off ebay, I typically just bid on ones that looked real good and have done quite well. The only real maintenance has been a thorough cleaning and I always use hot sauce grease on the spring to lube after cleaning, a little goes a long way. I've also heard boeshield works well just haven't tried it yet. Here are a coupld on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Garcia-Mitchell-710-Automatic-Fly-Reel-/370420631331?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 brand new pflueger: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflueger-1195X-Purist-Auto-Fly-Reel-0-8Wt-/320558648961?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 Wayne --- On Thu, 8/19/10, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: From: Don Ordes <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 12:46 PM Tony, refresh my memory. I remember when I had the auto reel, the OM said to take the tension off of the mainspring during storage to keep the metal from fatiguing and the spring losing strength. I have seen a few for sale that the spring had little tension when fully wound up, and the left hand had to be a 'helper hand' to retrieve line or a fish. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Spezio To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels When retrieving the line and coming to the end ,especially when the leader comes through the tip top. The line speeds up enough to form a loop that wraps on the tip of the rod and "snap" the tip off. In the bamboo and early glass days, it was something that happened a lot when retrieving the line at the end of the fishing day, it would be retrieved fast without thinking . You had to just "tap" the lever when retrieving the line so that it would come in slow. These reels were nutritious for jambing up if any dirt got onto them. If they did, the line could not be wrapped on the spool. When taking them apart to clean them, the retrieve spring would come out and "bite" you if you were not careful.. I have taken several apart and getting the spring back was a chore. Tony --- On Thu, 8/19/10, Allan Fish <[email protected]> wrote: From: Allan Fish <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 10:14 AM > Hi Tony; > > What do you mean by "tip breakers"??? If you are lucky enough to hook a really big fish, it will pull the line out till the automatic spring is fully wound up. Then everything locks up. since they don't have slip clutches in them. That really big fish just keeps on heading down the pike and breaks the tip off your rod. Tony's right on. That's why I said "automatic reel" and "big fish" was an oxymoron. They're mutually incompatible. a. -- 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 -- 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
