Don- I have an old one that i believe is set up for left hand. It appears to run in right direction if you hold it in right hand
Chuck Connell On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > 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 <wayneb22...@yahoo.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *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 <f...@tribcsp.com>* wrote: > > > From: Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> > Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > 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<http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bambot...@yahoo.com> > *To:* > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vfb-m...@googlegroups.com> > *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 <afi...@sbcglobal.net>* wrote: > > > From: Allan Fish <afi...@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [VFB] Automatic fly reels > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > 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. 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