Any input on this baby?

[Greg Armstrong]

I was around a couple gentlemen a few years ago on the Madison , and one had one of those fly boxes hanging off his chest . I asked him about them , it was quite something . Obviously not made anymore , can't remember how old it was . I believe he said he got it from his father .

I have one of the original Fye boxes. They’re still being made.

 

[up2nogood]

I have one of the original Fye boxes. They’re still being made.

Thanks , I thought they were a thing of the past , good to know .

 

[Ron McNeal]

I'll bet many of us older members started out with reels similar to that one. Mine came from Sears. I think it was a Ted Williams model. They were heavy.....
EDIT - I often see them on FF auction sites; frequently selling for less than $30/40........

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Here’s mine from the Hotrodz collection......don’t ever take the spring apart! I’d swear these reels could suck a fish through the guides!

 

[krusty]

Still have my Perrine auto flyreel from the 1960's. I use it on an Eagleclaw 6.5' 3wt rod...it's my 'redneck tenkara' setup for brushy skinny water. Works great to totally eliminate slack line being swept into logjams.

Main disadvantages are heavy weight, a very small arbor (creates a lot of coiling memory, but not much of a problem with today's flylines), and no room for backing line (no problem on skinny brushy creeks anyway).

Everybody lusted after auto flyreels back in the day! I suspect a lot of nice old Medalists were kicked to the wayside for an auto reel.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

Thanks , I thought they were a thing of the past , good to know .

Here's the link;

http://www.chestflybox.com/

 

[krusty]

Here's the link;

http://www.chestflybox.com/

Intriguing design! Unfortunately if I used such a system its ease of use would result in constant fly changes and very little actual fishing!

 

[krusty]

And, if you wanna go way back...here's a photo of my grandfather's salmon spear he used on the Spokane River before the dams put an end to it all. Perrine automatic flyreel upper right behind spinning rod.

 

[GAT]

My Dad also had one. Must have been the rage at one time. I tried using it once ... just once. Not really easy to fight a large fish with the thing.

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

My wife’s grandfather was quite a fisherman
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I have one I unjammed and restored and put on a grass rod … and never use… a collection element. I tried the auto reel long ago and just hated using it. Prefer a Pfleuger click and pawl

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

My Dad also had one. Must have been the rage at one time. I tried using it once ... just once. Not really easy to fight a large fish with the thing.

We used gaffe hooks when col River salmon fishing when a kid. Dad told me in the late30’s to 1940 he used to gaff spent salmon in the lower Elocomen(splg)and river sloughs from his skiff and sell the carcasses to Cathalamet Valley farmers

 

[krusty]

And, if you wanna go way back...here's a photo of my grandfather's salmon spear he used on the Spokane River before the dams put an end to it all. Perrine automatic flyreel upper right behind spinning rod.View attachment 56223

'June Hog' chinook on the Spokane River sometimes weighed a hundred pounds.

 

[Ernie]

Intriguing design! Unfortunately if I used such a system its ease of use would result in constant fly changes and very little actual fishing!

Too bulky for my tastes.

 

[krusty]

Too bulky for my tastes.

Apparently you've never played an accordion while flyfishing.

 

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[cdnred]

And, if you wanna go way back...here's a photo of my grandfather's salmon spear he used on the Spokane River before the dams put an end to it all. Perrine automatic flyreel upper right behind spinning rod.View attachment 56223

Can you image the number salmon in the rivers that allowed for spear fishing compared to today, those were the days..!!

 

[Dr. Magill]

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The green one looks brand new

 

[krusty]

Can you image the number salmon in the rivers that allowed for spear fishing compared to today, those were the days..!!

The salmon and steelhead runs supported an immense inland Salish population for many thousands of years.

Just like the buffalo, it was inconceivable that such bounty could be exhausted through over-harvesting or habitat destruction. There was always some other place to go...until there were no 'other places' left.

 

[Jacob Watrous]

The salmon and steelhead runs supported an immense inland Salish population for many thousands of years.

Just like the buffalo, it was inconceivable that such bounty could be exhausted through over-harvesting or habitat destruction. There was always some other place to go...until there were no 'other places' left.

Bison were intentionally exterminated, though. Yeah, barbed wire did a lot, like dams do a lot to salmon, but there was an active program designed to kill off the bison which (say what you will about WDFW and the BPA) hasn’t really been the case for salmonids.

 

[Dr. Magill]

Bison were intentionally exterminated, though. Yeah, barbed wire did a lot, like dams do a lot to salmon, but there was an active program designed to kill off the bison which (say what you will about WDFW and the BPA) hasn’t really been the case for salmonids.

For what reason if you don’t mind me asking