reel size

[garryh]

hi folks its me again.i have ordered a 7ft 6in #4 weight rod and now I'm looking for a reel.i know some makes tell you the line size the reel is for but not all.what would be the best diameter and is it best to go for a large arbour on such a light rod?any tips or suggestions will be most helpfull.

cheers Garry

[Wildfisher]

I think it depends on the size of fish you expect to catch. For big fish a large arbour with disk drag is better. I expect with the size of the rod you?ll be using it on burns? If so I would  go for something like a Vosseller RC1.  Light weight, narrow arbour, no drag, well made. Not cheap though.

A delight to use.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vosseler-RC1-fly-fishing-reel_W0QQitemZ170103252167QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportsLeisure_Fishing_Reels_JN?hash=item170103252167&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[alancrob]

I would have thought it would depend on how much you spent on a rod to determine how much you would want to spend on a reel?  It brings us back to the long term discussion about "is a reel just for holding the line?".

I always work on the principle of working to a budget - Rod, reel, spools, line(s). - How much are you willing/able to spend? Then I see something better and blow the budget to smitherenes.  :lol:

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[Clan Ford]

Like Col I favour a large arbour,

I'm not of the opinion that a reel is just a line holder, especially if fishing wee rivers, as every now and then you come across a bigger fish  But the limitations of a small stream require good line handling as well as a decent drag, especially if your fishing a lighter weight rod.

The problem is finding a decent but cheap large arbour with a good drag.  I use Orvis battenkills (the old version).  I managed to pick up a few at around ?60 on ebay.  There are plenty of other good alternatives though.

Norm

[garryh]

hi Col i was already looking at the sage1800 and being sorely tempted to blow the budget again :lol:but the shakey looks OK as well.

Garry

[haresear]

I use large arbours exclusively now and like a good drag. Having said that, I don't like heavy reels especially on light rods and most large arbours are relatively heavy, especially the cheaper ones. I use Lamson Litespeeds and they are "lite" but leave your wallet "lite" too.

For a wee light rod, for use on small streams I reckon you won't be expecting to hook many monsters, so in your shoes and if you don't want to spend a lot of money I would go for a bog standard arbour reel, but with a good drag. Shimano Ultegra is a good reel and I used to use the BFR Dragonfly. It was ok too.

Alex

[Wildfisher]

By the way, why do Shakespeare produce some fly reels that are  chromed like Harley Davidson mudguards?  Bloody hideous things to my eye.

[alancrob]

By the way, why do Shakespeare produce some fly reels that are  chromed like Harley Davidson mudguards?

Real bikers are much more discrete when fishing.

http://www.paulspaintballs.com/pages/store/skudetail.nhtml?profile=displayroom2&uid=13979&returnURL=http%3A//www.paulspaintballs.com/displayroom2   :lol:

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