Pfluegers ???
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Pfluegers ???
The reel above has a Pflueger looking foot. Its well made, heavy, spins well and has lots of knurling ...even the crank shaft is knurled. Pflueger ?
This fly reel has what looks to me like a Pflueger crank. The sides are not hard rubber ...and I have no idea what they are, other than very shiny. The cap on the back is tiny ...it is way too small for any standard Pflueger, Montague, JVH, etc. reels I have hanging around. I don't think I've ever encountered a cap this small.
The rims are not pinned. The rear rim spins, but is captive. The front one may be glued.
What is up with this one ???
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Re: Pfluegers ???
I'd say you're correct with Pflueger. The caster does have a Pflueger foot and the fly reel has a "Hawkeye" handle.
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Re: Pfluegers ???
Thanks Ron, for confirming my suspicions.
The fly reel is unlike anything from Pflueger I've seen. The shiny/thin plates, the tiny spool end on the rear, the rims with no pins ...I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm leery of calling it a prototype ...but its anything but normal.
Dean.
The fly reel is unlike anything from Pflueger I've seen. The shiny/thin plates, the tiny spool end on the rear, the rims with no pins ...I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm leery of calling it a prototype ...but its anything but normal.
Dean.
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Re: Pfluegers ???
First reel definitely Pflueger
Second-crank looks Pflueger. Other things (jeweled bearing, only two pins to mount click make me think that might be a prototype. In any event, neat little reel!
Bad Bob
Second-crank looks Pflueger. Other things (jeweled bearing, only two pins to mount click make me think that might be a prototype. In any event, neat little reel!
Bad Bob
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Re: Pfluegers ???
Thanks Bob.
The back plate looks as seen on a Hawkeye, with two pins holding the click spring. Some Hawkeye's have a similar click switch, but just a bit different. The foot looks Pflueger. I doubt the spool is stock Pflueger as the end is too small for a Pflueger cap. But, it could have been made smaller.
My probably unanswerable question is, did it come from Pflueger, or somebody's basement ?
Dean.
The back plate looks as seen on a Hawkeye, with two pins holding the click spring. Some Hawkeye's have a similar click switch, but just a bit different. The foot looks Pflueger. I doubt the spool is stock Pflueger as the end is too small for a Pflueger cap. But, it could have been made smaller.
My probably unanswerable question is, did it come from Pflueger, or somebody's basement ?
Dean.
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Re: Pfluegers ???
If i ran across those i would assume they were made by pflueger.
I would like any unusual pflueger casting reels!