Thank you for all of the feedback, guys! I'll bring them to the next beer tie (August) as I had to ship them here from OR with a few other things (including an old wicker creel basket that I need a new strap for). I enjoy older (working) gear and this is mainly for kicks and giggles to try out and like I said initially, they'll more than likely spend their retirement on the mantel next to a few old decoys.
Shawn
On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 9:06:09 AM UTC-4, Bob Smith wrote:
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On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 9:06:09 AM UTC-4, Bob Smith wrote:
Don't think this is a hijack but an expansion.Old reels can be had for insanely great prices if you're patient, lucky or catch a mislabeled auction. I just picked up a mint brass #60 skeleton fly reel with perfect paint in its original almost perfect box for $12.00. The title of the auction had "no name" in it. I was the only bidder. I've seen skeleton reels that look like they've been dragged behind a truck get 10-20 bids...You can get 1494, 1494-1/2 and 1495 Medalists (best size for 5wt to 8wt rods) in working condition for $25.00 to $100.00 all the time and you generally don't need to do anything to them but fish them for the rest of your life. They are that well made any tough.There are also many Medalist clones made by Shakespeare, South Bend, Sears etc plus other makers like Young and Walker that are great click & pawl reels. And for a majority of fresh water fishing click & pawl is fine.Your 7' 6wt, a great rod I also have, needs a 1492-1/2. Same line capacity as a 1494 but would look better visually. That's important from a style angle right :-) ?
Sent from my iPadI should have added that I own about 10 old fenwick glass rods now and love them, especially that 7-footer (FF706). Those are a good value to me because they aren't too expensive, and slower action, short, 6-weights just aren't common in the current market. I guess what I mostly meant was whether old reels can be "gotten into" for a reasonable amount of money, or whether it's something that requires constant $ and maintenance. It sounds like there's some intial $, but reliability after that point is excellent.--I appreciate the info guys -- sorry for the thread hijack ;).Gene
On Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 6:04:39 PM UTC-4, Bob Smith wrote:Good observation and well said.
And Onepfoot is a wonderful resource. Hope it's doing well and sticks around.
Cheers, Bob Smith
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> Value is an interesting question regarding any piece of tackle, but when I was purchasing One-Pfoot from Bill Franke several years ago he made an observation that I still find just as interesting: He said that after upgrading reels for nearly 33 years, he'd never seen one for sale on the open market. He interpreted this as a sign--and I think rightly so--that people who purchased his reels particularly valued them. Moreover, I haven't seen any for sale since I bought the business and haven't seen, of heard of, any of the ones I've upgraded being for sale either.
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> I have a 1498 that's been upgraded with parts machine by Herman Boss, Bill Franke and I. With it I've landed over 400 bonefish, three permit, four tarpon, over fifty peacock bass, and a lot of close-to-home steelhead, among other species. My favorite 1494 has been an equally good companion.
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