You might have a silk line, if so it is worth a lot
more than the reel. I have a friend that buys used
silk lines.
Those reels have broken a lot of rod tips.
They can be "pre loaded" to retrieve quicker.
Tony

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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Folks: I bought a old K-Mart special spring loaded
> "Automatic" Fly reel the other day at a Pawn Shop
> because it was just ten bucks, and has what appears
> to be a new line on it. Any pros??? Cons??? Should I
> just save the new line and put the reel up as a
> collectible???? If anybody does use them, in what
> conditions etc???? This was the first one I'd even
> seen since I was a teenager, so I figured it was a
> bad invention???? Also, is there anyway to retighten
> the spring without having it fly all over the room
> when I take the side cover off. I will reel in the
> whole (Looks to be about 90 ft of line), but is just
> kinda weak in doing so..Thanks in advance.Chuck

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