Jimmy, or Tony, or whoever would know... I fly fish by casting out as far as I want, then I twitch strip the line in 4-6 inch twitches, then when a fish takes It I usually just pull it in by hand. But can you strip an automatic reel or is it all or nothing with the pull of the trigger??? Also, Don O I found that spring tightening dial you told Me about just now the hard way LOL.. I'm sitting here with no shirt on, and I tighten that dial up a bit, pull out about 20-25 ft of line, Pull the trigger, and that thing like to have beat My chest to death.. I have whelps all over My chest LOL.... Ouchhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Chuck, who thinks he better google in a "How to guide" on automatic reels
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:04 AM Subject: [VFB] Automatic Spring Loaded Fly Reel I bought > Chuck, my experience with an automatic reel dates back to 1950. I had a > Bass-O-Reno automatic, by South Bend. It was a great reel, but I sure > lost a lot of bream until I learned not to pull the trigger when they > hit my popping bug. :-P This reel is on Ebay today for $74.99 > > JD > > Larry Johnson wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> > >>>> > >
