NormanMcLean Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Which is your favorite reel maker? I voted Waterworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 No Bauer or Sage? I voted ross because of the lack of those 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pythagoras Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 No Orvis? Put Pfluger in for a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 bauer all teh way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i had to go with ross. i just got a new one and it is so much better than my other 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Again no Orvis. I will have to vote Lamson on this one then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Bought my first Hardy Marquis back in the early 70's and I now have several ranging in size from 6, 8/9, and a Salmon no.1 all of these reels are at least 20 years old and still work fine, in fact my first Marquis 6 is my go to reel for pink salmon when beach fishing...I now have several other brands but they will be hard pressed to stand up to those old Hardy's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 pflueger cuz of no orvis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3wt Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 none of the above hatch reels. oh and fly logic honourable mention!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Love the Hatch reels. Definetly on my wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Islander, hands down!!!!! Hardy come a distant second (too loud, but great reels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hardy is too loud? Man i find islanders reaallly loud (or it could be the sound of the cash register..cha-ching cha-ching as it gets turned ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiebrown Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 My favorite would have to be Loop, Hardy would be a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhurt Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 My favorite the last two seasons (Incase no one knew that is how long I have been fly fishing for) would have to be my tiago, never cleaned, never brought in during the winter, and it still works perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 No Bauer or Nautilus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryH Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 What's the matter with too loud? My favourite sound is BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -- BZZZZZZZZ--BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ--BZZZZ--BZZZZZ--BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. The louder the better. I voted Islander btw. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Nothing I like better than to hear my reel sing me a song as a nice fish goes for a run!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sorry again for not including Orvis. Or Sage reels either. I just picked 10. This poll looks closer to call than the rod poll however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 FLEW GRRRRRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Hardy has been around about 3 times as long as most of you. The other pretenders to the reel builders are hold-overs from the cold war when the CNC lathes used to build ICBM's. Gotta do something with the expensive equipment. How 'bout we make fishing reels. I've got some Hardys that are 35 years old. Still going although they have been cleaned and oiled now and then. Bought all the Hardy's over 25 years ago - before Islanders showed up. The second choice from the pile would be an Islander. Built in Canada - eh!! catch ya' Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Hardy has been around about 3 times as long as most of you. Hardy has been around twice as long as you Don. Makes you feel young I bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Weedy.. Screwed up - Hardy been around for 135 years - about 5>8* as long as most of you. Better than twice as long as I. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Love the Hardy's. Just waiting now to get some bling (Islander) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanMcLean Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Don, Have you checked out the Hardy Marksman reel yet? Unbelievably light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Norman... Problem is that I've got about a dozen Hardy's. If they last 25 years each, I'd have to be 300 years old before I need another reel. Finally got enough stuff that the only things I really buy are "consumables". catch ya' Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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