Chuck: I still have my old Perrine automatic reel which I bought when I was a kid, but don't use it any more. The automatic rewind feature was handy sometimes, but basically, if you use your reel to store the line that you are not casting, a regular simple action reel may be just as easy to use. I did take the cover off of mine several times to clean and re-oil it. You will need to keep the spring under control when you take the cover off. The reel should have a button on it to release the tension on the spring, but you will still have to deal with the spring if you take it out. Good luck
Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/15/2006 10:03 PM >>> 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
