Collecting Fly Reels is Fun!

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Nice reel !!!

What size is it ?

I have the same reel in a #3 and it looks larger than yours. Diameter is 2.25" with the pillars.

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No number stamp. 2.25" pillar to pillar. Every now and then I have to take it out to get a reality check on old school quality.

Here's another that is stamped #5 with same foot parked next to a 150yd monte or us net twine.

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I guess we like the same reels.

Here is my #5 JVH ...
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And since you seem to like JVH, here's a another pretty one ...
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While were on the subject here's a couple of little guys that have me stumped. Any ideas? Hendrick/Star reel co, Malleson? I'm at a loss. Both are nicely made plated reels. Bearing caps may not be correct - I'm sure on the hard rubber reel because it was missing and had to make do with what I had lying around.



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The bearing caps are correct. I have had an example of the reel with the hard rubber and it had the same bearing cap.
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Well, now that i’m on a fixed income :shock: , i thought it worth saying that you can have a ball collecting fly reels without spending the crazy money for reels like those shown above. Don’t get me wrong, i’m not ready to kick the ones i paid stupid money for out of the cave, but they share space with a panoply of fly reels that i accumulated, mostly for less than 100 bucks. Below are many that I have picked up, including one that I got last week... its a Shakespeare Kazoo... have had numerous Kazoos that were narrow spool reels, but this is the wide(1 3/4”) 1877 Kazoo. Below are pics of many others that will never subsidize social security, but will make for great entertainment at the Home :D























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Well, now that i’m on a fixed income :shock: ,
And for those of us on broken incomes:

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I want to play! Here is a photo that I sent to Paul a while back for the Facebook page.

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Ron,
You have some Holy Grail of fly reel material there!
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Not all fly reels have to be heavy hitters to be desirable. Here's a 200 yd Hendryx picked up today that just needed a little TCL to get working perfectly. You just don't see this size very often. It's not mint but that's fine because I can use it with no worries. It's not the highest end Hendryx fly reel but is just a step or 2 away. I love it and can't wait to take it for a spin. Reel will hold a DT4 to WF6 no problem plus backing so I don't have to worry about capacity issues with modern lines. Pictured next to the smaller Bougle it's only slightly larger in diameter. She's gonna be screaming this spring.

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LP - It was great meeting you yesterday, always nice to be able to put a face with the name. Nice score on that Hendryx, you'll have to share some of the catches made using it - Andrew B. would be very happy to know his reels still catch fish!
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Jim,

Very nice meeting you at the show and your display of those early side mount reels was awesome. I'll definitely post some pics this spring/summer of the Hendryx in action. Just gotta find a rod it will fit on. Reel seat is a full 3" long and gonna have to dig deep into the pile to find one with a seat that will accept the reel. Not going to shorten the foot so I might have to make a rod specific for the reel. Tight lines.

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