Christmas reel…..

[Bambooflyguy]

I have two Orvis II large arbor reels that I used on graphite rods, made in England that I bought when they first came out. I’ve always wanted their smallest size but switched to vintage reels. So lo and behold, this one appeared at Christmas time! Very light and classy on shorty Hotrodz! I loaded it with a Sylk line and went 3/5 yesterday sight casting midge emergers on a local lake!

 

[Northern]

Oooooh - I always loved the look and feel of those. So light, and it looks awesome on that beautiful rod! Great reel.

A bigger version was one of my very first reels decades ago. I added a second frame and a bunch of spools I got for a steal on the 'bay, and use them to swap lines fast on my 8wts. Still going strong!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Nice collection! The only draw back to such a large arbor is you have to use your fingers like a level wind reel to keep the fly line from bunching up and stopping the retrieval. But only a minor inconvenience for an awesome reel!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Updated bamboo handle…..classier!

 

[PhilR]

That is beautiful

 

[BigSplashTom]

I have two Orvis II large arbor reels that I used on graphite rods, made in England that I bought when they first came out. I’ve always wanted their smallest size but switched to vintage reels. So lo and behold, this one appeared at Christmas time! Very light and classy on shorty Hotrodz! I loaded it with a Sylk line and went 3/5 yesterday sight casting midge emergers on a local lake!
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OK, can I cast it if I offer extra crown on X local lake?
Wow, that looks really amazing.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Maybe….just don’t North lake it!

 

[BigSplashTom]

Soft white fleshed 9 inch rainbows. Only WDFW can end this nightmare.

 

[Cliff]

Beautiful reels.

 

[Matt B]

Updated bamboo handle…..classier!
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Huge improvement! Looks 100% better now on that pretty rod, to me.