With a large or wide arbour reel you will also retrieve more line with each rotation of the spool. I fish with Galvin Wide Arbour reels exclusively, and when a fish swims directly at you the larger arbour is a blessingFowlHabit said:gregory kicks
The arbor is part of the reel spool which hold the line. The general theory of the large diameter arbors is that they produce less coiling of the flyline, which becomes much more of a problerm in colder weather.
Hi Greg,I honestly have no clue what you guys are talking about.
Are you refering to the size of the reel when you talk about arbor, as in how much line it holds?
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Greg
I have a chance to pick up an Discontinued Battenkill Large arbor#5. I do realize that it comes at the expense of backing capacity, but, I needed one more reel to fit to a rod. $140 plus tax. The Orvis dealer didn't have any spare spools in stock. But, overall is it worth grabbing, or let it go? I did get my mid arbor Battenkill#5 today. It is stuffed with 30#backing (200yds+). Kind of a small real in relationship to the Mach5, Votexes, etc..I have Large Arbors but like the Orvis Battenkill Mid-Arbor better.
Hi Joni,Actually Frank, regardless of what they call it, the first picture as you said is a small arbor or TRADITIONAL, however the second is a Mid-Arbor or Wide Arbor (meaning in between Traditional and Large from the HUB and they are wider reels)
Here is a true Large Arbor:
Traditional you can get the max amount of backing, Mid-Arbor about half max and Large arbor Minimum backing (30 to 50 yrds on the average)
Each time you turn the handle all the way around on a Large arbor you are bring in 10" to a foot of line at a time. Advantage if you want to land the fish fast or it swims at you.
Hi Joni,
Hhmmm, your picture is a large arbor but that doesn't mean the large arbor I showed is not a large arbor. It just is not as extreme as your reel. I was just trying to help the fellow out and not confuse him.
So here is an Orvis Battenkill Large Arbor. Should we tell them it is not??:smile:
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