Just curious as to the fine reel afficianados opinion as to the finest click and pawl fly reel ever built for trout fishing?
Opinions are kinda like .......you know!
Bob
Opinions are kinda like .......you know!
Bob
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The "best" click pawl reel?
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 bobbeegee |
The "best" click pawl reel? |
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Posts: 2254 01/06/2009 20:25 |
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caddisman3 |
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Posts: 541 01/06/2009 20:41 |
Those older Orvis CFO's are hard to beat and they look good on cane.
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Posts: 2360 01/06/2009 20:49 Moderatus Muscae |
Perhaps there is a finer reel out there than the old 3-inch, 3-screw Hardy St. George. If so, I can live with that.
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Hardy Guy |
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Posts: 789 01/06/2009 20:56 |
Hardy Perfect,, apply your own dates and pariculars Hardy Guy
Obsessed Salmon Chaser since 1988!!
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philpsych |
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Posts: 139 01/06/2009 20:56 Moderator |
Hardy Princess, older the better. But I sure like quashnet's St. George pic.
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Posts: 88 01/06/2009 22:45 |
The Hardy 3 3/8' St. George is also an excellent reel, along with the 3" St. George, of course. Would note that as a click-pawl reel, it is hard to
beat the precision of a Richard Kell reel. They are superb but exist in very small numbers. Have only seen one for sale ever and that was several years ago.
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Posts: 6594 01/06/2009 23:33 Bulldog1935 |
Young pattern 15a
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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 flyinorvi |
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Posts: 203 01/07/2009 00:09 |
There are many great ones, including those mentioned so far. Weighing price, durability, and style, the CFO is my favorite. I have not found a reel with a sweeter sound! |
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Posts: 2671 01/07/2009 00:22 Moderator |
3 inch St. George for me. But I am developing an appreciation for the Bougle` IV 3 1/4 inch.
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west coast steelheader |
Thompson 100 | #9 | ||
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Posts: 9 01/07/2009 01:30 |
Have owned and fished lots of CFO's and St. George's and there great but....my favorite is a Thompson 100
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WatercolorMan |
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Posts: 1238 01/07/2009 06:00 |
Love them all,
Bougle IV in the 3 1/4" size is my pick, bigger fish bigger Bougle, Smaller fish smaller Bougle |
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Posts: 408 01/07/2009 08:28 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
Oh dear, this is one of those questions . . . #1, Hardy/Dingley Perfect . . but personal (current), ancient and modern favourites:
 
Uniqua . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mohlin Brian |
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Slate Drake 9 |
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Posts: 45 01/07/2009 22:13 |
Put me down for the CFO too, but I really like my J. Austin Forbes Thistle, not classic, but really nice none the less.
Fishing with bait is like swearing in church.
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turtledoc |
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Posts: 2265 01/07/2009 22:24 Moderator |
As far as an older reel that is no longer made, ...I don't think the sound gets better than these Heddon Imperial 125s
Maybe not the best reel ever, but in the running for the best sounding reel
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tedgolden |
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Posts: 2674 01/08/2009 10:43 Moderator |
The Hardy Lightweight series.
You can't go wrong with these. |
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Posts: 408 01/08/2009 10:56 |
I agree with turtledoc, those Imperials just purr. My second choice is the Bougle MK IV, 3 1/4.
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Housatonic Quill |
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Posts: 711 01/08/2009 15:19 |
YES! on the Imperials - biggest bang for the buck around.
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Posts: 68 01/08/2009 17:03 |
I agree on the Heddon Imperial 125 as one of the smoothest reels out there, can't beat the price. The CFO is also a good choice as well as Hardy Perfect
and St George.
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dennis.fiberglassflyro... |
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Posts: 84 01/08/2009 17:09 |
Well I suggest the Meisselbach Catucci..
It has dual springs which can be set for LHW or RHW and adjusted by the owner for pay and play with just two screws. The pawl has three tips giving you long (if not eternal) life. It comes in five sizes which allows for lots of different uses. It's affordable. It sounds nice. And it is simply elegant with the black bakelite and the nickel silver fittings. Dennis
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Posts: 654 01/08/2009 17:20 |
I think it's pretty hard to beat the vintage Hardy perfects and Bougles as the "finest" click reels ever made, with the modern Mark IV's and
the Bougle 1903 repro a close runner up. However, my favorite fishing reels are the traditional trout Peerless adjustable models. I don't feel it's
right to call them the "finest" because they generally have a little play in the spool and the feet on some models are a little thick. But since I
don't really care if I bang them up a bit, and they come used at a very attractive price, there is no other trout reel I'd rather fish with. I have the
entire set of them, including the 4A spey, and I just love 'em.
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seattlesetters |
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Posts: 511 01/08/2009 18:11 |
I can't really say which is "best" but it is awful hard to beat the Bougle Mk IV for beauty + functionality.
It is likewise hard to beat the Lightweight series for functionality + beauty. Also, I think the Princess has the sweetest sound of any reel when a big fish makes a run.... 
Gotta love the St. George. I'm not sure there's a finer match than a sweet 3wt and a Jr. 
I also have a very soft spot for my Dingley 3" caged spool reel and my 3" Sharpes Scottie with red agate line guard. These reels are just completely off the charts with "cool factor." 
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