My new rod

[davethetrout]

I just had the guys at DRO make me a new rod. Its a ST Croix 3 wt 2 pc 6`. nice and small for the wts I fish and for crappies and panfish in the creeks around me. I need a reel for it now. My 5 wt reel fits the seat but its way too heavy. A new one is like 120.00 and I just dont have it right now,so I was wondering if anybody wants to give me a deal on a used one. I dont care how used either,as long as its drag system is all good. No kmart specials,I got a few of them around. Somthing worthy of this 200.00 baby I want to put iton. Thanks


Dave

 

[JeffK]

Meisslbach-Catucci

My favorite reel for light rods are the Bakelite Meisselbach-Catucci 370 or 372 reels made in the 1920's. They are very light and have a real sense of style. I usually find them for roughly $50 on EBay or fishing shows, but it's hard to get one in a short amount of time. Be careful - they crack when dropped and the green swirl knob can get tight.

 

[DJ]

I just had the guys at DRO make me a new rod. Its a ST Croix 3 wt 2 pc 6`. nice and small for the wts I fish and for crappies and panfish in the creeks around me. I need a reel for it now. My 5 wt reel fits the seat but its way too heavy. A new one is like 120.00 and I just dont have it right now,so I was wondering if anybody wants to give me a deal on a used one. I dont care how used either,as long as its drag system is all good. No kmart specials,I got a few of them around. Somthing worthy of this 200.00 baby I want to put iton. Thanks


Dave

OOOOOOOOOOOOO I was there about two weeks ago and he showed me that blank. Green right? That is the new blank they are using on the updated avids! Sweet. I have a reel that I think is really nice that i got on the cheap. It is an old prestige w/disc drag I got from cabelas for about 39.00! I use it on a 4wt I have dedicated to panfishing (my favorite target when not after smallies!). I bought it to have a cheap reel, but I hooked into a 2lb bass on it and the drag was flawless! Cableas, TFO and St. croix have definitely taught me that when t comes to fly fishing...... price doesn;t always correlate to performance.:applaudit

 

[davethetrout]

yeah,the green one. I had Bill put a lighter shade of green thread on it and went for the upgraded eyes and reel seat. The rod casts real sweet and man what action! I was ready for it to cast real bad but just the opposite,it was real smooth. I still need a reel,not happy with the weight of the one I have on it. Dave

 

[Rolemodel]

Check out the Lamson Radius on Ebay or the Classifieds Section on the FlyFisherman.com: The Virtual Flyshop site.They have a Radius Model you should check out on Sale!They are every smooth Reels!!!Well worth the $$$!

 

[Johnw]

I have a 6 foot, 3 weight St Croix Avid about 3 years old and it's a sweet rod - I imagine yours is an improvement over mine. I have a Loomis Adventure reel on mine which is probably a little overkill but a great reel. It sells for $100 but if you can find a used one for less I'd recommend it for your 3 weight.

 

[davethetrout]

I own one of those but in a #7 series..awesome reel. I just was hoping a member might have one used for sale. Did the ebay thing alot and I cant bring myself to start again because I spend too much!We`ll see where this thread goes. HELP... I need your used stuff:clown: :thankyou:

 

[Fly Ty R]

I have a little #3 Argus reel for my 2wt rod. Bought it cheap at the fly show, like $40 or something. Great reel for the small rod, smooth drag, easy on the wallet.

 

[just dave]

Dude, Ebay! if you're dead set on used. At least go shopping there to get an idea of what's out there. Search "fly reel -rod, -seat, -vintage, -antique" and it'll keep ya busy for a while.

Dave

 

[davethetrout]

I have an addiction to ebay so bad that I had to cancel a account because of it. I love to shop and if I open my ebay account again I wont be paying my bills this month. I had a store on ebay for over a year. Spent every penny I made on just STUFF. If noone has a used reel I will just buy a new one next week on payday. Thanks for the advice..
Dave

 

[Scott]

I have an addiction to ebay so bad that I had to cancel a account because of it. I love to shop and if I open my ebay account again I wont be paying my bills this month. I had a store on ebay for over a year. Spent every penny I made on just STUFF. If noone has a used reel I will just buy a new one next week on payday. Thanks for the advice..
Dave

Sorry, I'm using all the ones I have - because I've sold or given away all the ones I didn't use.

My brother bought one of the Bass Pro Shops fly reels last year, and it was really pretty nice - I was impressed with the quality for the money - 100 bucks including a spare spool. Nice smooth drag, too.

My persoal favorite is the Teton Tioga, a #2 would be good with your new rod. I use them on my 2 & 3wts. You can get them at DRO, about $110 these days. It's a very nice reel, I have three Teton reels (2 #2's and a #4).

 

[just dave]

When I was looking for a reel for my 2-3 wts, I looked at (and wanted) the Tioga, nice reel, but chose the Galvan Standard for a few dollars more. It was a hair lighter, but the drag seemed much smoother at lighter settings.

Dave, I usually use a reel with a simple pawl check for anything up to 5 wt, so most of my reels are Hardys. I do use the reels with drags once in a while, but in our area with the size fish that you'll catch 90% of the time, with small streams, there's not much room for a fish to run to, so I feel that a drag is overkill. Still, there's some beautiful hardware out there, and being a reel junkie, I like to use them all once in a while. But there's nothing like the sound of a nice fish having it's way with a click drag!

Dave