10-22-2008, 12:13 AM
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Hey there BFS - when my dad passed away I inherited all his fishing gear which included a self winding reel & oh yea a 6wt boo. Played around with the reel a bit and can truthfully say that some things from the past should stay there. Like FGD mentioned then are too heavy and will not balance well with today's rods. Also it is not that practical for feeding line. When you pull line off the reel you are tightening an internal coil spring so that a touch of the lever will retract the line. Pulling line off the spool is a conscious effort versus using today's reels.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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Hey there BFS - when my dad passed away I inherited all his fishing gear which included a self winding reel & oh yea a 6wt boo. Played around with the reel a bit and can truthfully say that some things from the past should stay there. Like FGD mentioned then are too heavy and will not balance well with today's rods. Also it is not that practical for feeding line. When you pull line off the reel you are tightening an internal coil spring so that a touch of the lever will retract the line. Pulling line off the spool is a conscious effort versus using today's reels.[/size][/#008000][/font] [center][inline sar.jpg]
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