You can just "tap" the trigger and take in line a bit at a time. I have over 15 auto reels that I picked up over the years. Tony
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
