I'm on the hunt for a reel to match a 10'6" #4 trout spey rod.
The Speedster is currently on sale and it's a good match considering the reel's physical weight for my rod. I've owned a few generations of the Litespeed so I have good experience with Lamson reels.
Question, for those who may own one is it worth getting the HD for the full cage vs the standard?
The point being the full cage will not have any problems with the running line getting trapped between the frame and spool vs the standard non full cage.
I owned a first gen Litespeed and I do remember at the time the running line getting caught between the frame and spool. Currently on the newer models I own I have never had that issue. I chalked it up to better tolerances on the newer models.
So if you have a standard speedster on a two hand rod are you having any trouble with line getting caught in the frame or is it pretty much a non issue. In the HD I would get the #3 to match my rod and in the standard I would go with the #3.5 because of the weight differences. The 3.5 standard would have a slightly larger arbor. Thanks
The Speedster is currently on sale and it's a good match considering the reel's physical weight for my rod. I've owned a few generations of the Litespeed so I have good experience with Lamson reels.
Question, for those who may own one is it worth getting the HD for the full cage vs the standard?
The point being the full cage will not have any problems with the running line getting trapped between the frame and spool vs the standard non full cage.
I owned a first gen Litespeed and I do remember at the time the running line getting caught between the frame and spool. Currently on the newer models I own I have never had that issue. I chalked it up to better tolerances on the newer models.
So if you have a standard speedster on a two hand rod are you having any trouble with line getting caught in the frame or is it pretty much a non issue. In the HD I would get the #3 to match my rod and in the standard I would go with the #3.5 because of the weight differences. The 3.5 standard would have a slightly larger arbor. Thanks