Very cool, ....and very pricey
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rockriver
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It's too different for me; but, it's your money.
silver creek
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Too expensive for a drag less click pawl reel. It is basically a cool looking palming rim reel. A Classic Orvis CFO would be my choice. If a heavier line size click pawl reel was needed, I'd get an Orvis Batenkill III and save over $300.
One reason to buy a click pawl reel is the sound. I'l like to hear the reel scream and it better be good!
One reason to buy a click pawl reel is the sound. I'l like to hear the reel scream and it better be good!
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coug
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Marketing as art or for collectors instead of function? "first edition" "designed by..." "only 150 made"
fredaevans
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SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS?????
Well it only takes a few fools .... with more money than brains?
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wjlapier
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Throw it in your Fogg bag with that Leica Herme's M9P.
pnc
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Whoa...... how much are these things ? From sales pitch and schematics I was just looking at.......... "Hubless" is questionable. Looks like hub is part of frame.
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silver creek
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Plus I do not see a counterbalance to the handle unless it is built into frame somehow.
don_p
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Lol, I'd never buy one. I just thought it was pretty cool looking. Reminded me of the hubless chopper Billy Lane designed and built years ago.
myt1
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Very cool, but they lost me when I saw it was click and prawl. I just haven't drank that Kool-aid yet. I don't see the attraction.
myt1
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Very cool, but they lost me when I saw it was click and prawl. I just haven't drank that Kool-aid yet. I don't see the attraction.
bloomagoo
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Definitely cool and a few steps beyond practical. A nice gift for the flyfisher that already has everything...provided you are comfortable parting with that kind of scratch. A future collector's item perhaps?
satyr
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Way, way too heavy too for what you get. If it weighed half of that it might interest me.
CutThroat Leaders
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Might be neat to look at, but not practical in my pack. I am much to hard on my gear to have a reel that looks pretty. I buy gear to work well, not look good. But it is interesting nonetheless.
knotjoe
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I think they are trying to find a unique niche in the market. Caught one of April Vokey's podcasts with Carl McNeil awhile back and recall them discussing some issues pertaining to the tackle market.
He's a glass guy IIRC and it looks like they've got a line-up on product to round it out and make all it work. Nifty reel albeit a bit on the expensive side for what it is.
If you listen to podcasts, check it out as it's rather interesting. I thought they were going to make some spinning rods as well to get numbers right, but I don't see any in the product listing. Guess they went with a new reel design instead...cool.
I do wonder about grit and water retention in the design, it's a lot of surface area in there and might be tough to keep clean. Sturdy, but what when dirty?
(a question I always ask about outdoor equipment)
pnc
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ralphs007
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For 600.00,I'd be afraid I'd get a scratch on it.
sweetandsalt
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At less than half the price one can get a hubless TFO Atoll with an outboard (for larger sweep area), sealed, stacked drag that I have personally tested on little tuna and it is solid and smooth in addition to having a ton of stopping power.
