Traditional Korean "reels"

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Traditional Korean "reels"

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I've seen traditional Chinese reels, which some have told me were made from old silk spinning wheels. Those are like side mount reels but wound with the anglers finger. This is the first time, however, that I've seen a traditional Korean fishing reel.







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Fascinating! Never seen that before.
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The Smoothcaster is easier to crank. :fished

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I would LOVE to try that. It is beautiful to watch. Graceful, delicate. And carp are hard to catch with a fly. Did you know what he was using? It is like tenkara. Thank you Brian. It opened my eyes.
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While I've seen that before, it never fails to impress ...far more so than when I go fishing !

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