Fishing Fly Reels
These days you get to choose between
light graphite, magnesium and cast alloy reels, some
even comes with a disc brake for handling large fish. Note: Fly
reels are manufactured for left and right handed fly
fishers. Left-handed casters reel with their right hand
and vice versa.
Some fly fishers cast and reel with the
same hand. You must decide beforehand which hand you
prefer and then make sure the reel you want has a drag
system set up for your own usage. Most reels come with the drag
system set up for the right-handed fisher. If you reel in
with your left hand, you just change the drag system to
suit your style.
There are however, some very important things
to out for, when buying a new fly reel,
Spool Gap
This the clearance between the spool edge and
the frame of the reel. In poor built reels you will immediately
notice that there is obvious gap - if this clearance is to
great, the fly line will get trapped and even jam when casting
the line.
Rim
Make sure that you buy a reel with an exposed
rim, which can be used to control the reel when fighting the
fish. Palming the reel to act as a brake is an essential
requirement - caged reels are of now use to the fly fisherman
and is fast disappearing from the market.
Capacity
Buy the correct size reel, the reel is of
no use if the line does not fit on it ! Reels are coded to take
certain sizes of fly line, with most having spare space for
about 45-50 meters of *backing - much
more are required for saltwater fly fishing.
You should always look for the smallest reel to
hold your line and back, a too large reel will just add more
weight to your fly rod.
Dacron
This line is made of non-stretch braided line,
and are used to fill the space on smaller reels whereas it
are utilized more effectively when fighting large
fish.(*Backing is the first piece of
line that goes onto the reel and then connects to the fly
line)
Spool Balance
Most modern reels comes with a counterweight
opposite the reel handle, especially from 6 Weight and over.
The purpose of this counterweight is to balance the reel in a
high-speed run, thus preventing vibration and the overheating
of the centre bearing pin.
By now you should have enough information on
the basic requirements to start you off to the nearest fly
fishing shop.
Fly Fishing Reels
Resources
Okuma Fishing Tackle Integrity Large Arbor Fly Reel for #7,8
line 70yd 20lb backing Okuma's large arbor design gives
faster line retrieval for a single action reel. Traditionally
known as a "Specialty Reel" fished by Guides and more serious
fly fisherman, the the Intregity, by Okuma, opens the world of
large arbor fishing to everyone. The Integrity series features
a unique patented, oversized stainless steel-based disc drag
which has little to no initial resistance with incredible
high-end drag pressure. The drag is controlled by an oversized
roller bearing allowing for high speed, drag free
retrieval.Manufacturer: Okuma Fishing Tackle. Manufacturer#:
I-7/8.
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