I think im falling in love with Lamson
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best reels for the money. even there bottom line konic has the same drag as the litespeed. Have a Konic 3.5 and a Guru 2 and love them both!
The only complaint I have with them is my litespeed will allow the line to get trapped between spool and guard.
I have a Litespeed 3.5 for by 8wt flats rod and a Radius 1.5 for my 3wt trout rod. Love them both. There whole lineup is nice including the upper end ULA and Vanquish reels.
Hands down my favorite reels. Nothing even close.
I own a litespeed 1.5 and a 3.5. The 3.5 has been used and abused for over 10 years and it has not lost a step. Nothin but Lamson love round here.
Jason Riley – Your local shop is one of the best in the business.
Thats the cool thing about esthetics. What may not look attractive to you may look attractive to me. I think the Lamsons are very fine looking reels. Of course, they also perform well. Originally, the company was all about design and esthetics. Sage brought them into the Fly Reel business. Now they are standing on their own and are making a fantastic product.
I owned quite a few, great product. Only complaint was the drag knob from me, sold them and own a bucket full of Nautilus.
I own a litespeed 1.5 and a 3.5. The 3.5 has been used and abused for over 10 years and it has not lost a step. Nothin but Lamson love round here.
Jason Riley – Your local shop is one of the best in the business.
International Angler?
Incidentally, Lamson has a very, very detailed, lengthy, and some might even say cheeky explanation of their reel line and design philosophy here:
http://waterworks-lamson.com/our-story/
They do an excellent job of explaining their drag and also outlining some of the most important factors in designing reels.
Waterworks/Lamson builds great products.
As soon as had a demo Vanquish in my hand I ordered one because it is light, extremely smooth and tough.I not crazy about the look of the spool faces on most of their reels, including the Vanquish, but the back side of the Vanquish is sweet.
I also have the ULA F2 and there is nothing lighter. An issue with it though is that occasionally the line jumps over edge of the spool causing it to immediately lock up. It hasn’t cost me a fish yet…
The 3x spool takes it from a 4wt to a 6wt. This reel is not recommended for anyone needing backing though.Though I think the Konic is butt ugly it is by far their best seller because it is tough and inexpensive. I think it’s the best reel out there at that price point.
The Vanquish, ULA and Litespeed drag in allot of line per crank, and on the Vanquish and Litespeed you can take up all that slack line by just spinning the rim with your fingers (kind of like a center pinner.) the bearings on those two models are so smooth the reel will spin up all that line wiith one or two hits.
The width of their spools takes some getting used to (Vanquish, ULA and Litespeed) as the travel while spooling back the line is more than most fingers can reach when you try to level the line. That is the price to pay for such a large arbour and still get backing capacity.That new ULA SL is a SWEEET, smooth Sexy thing. I’d like to unload my ULA for that one! I can safely say that would be my last 4wt reel.(Well for graphite anyway – it just wouldn’t be right on bamboo) 😮
I am very happy with my Lamsons so far – couple of Konics and a Guru.
Zach has already included a link to their design philosophy but they also have produced a very informative series of 5 videos as well that goes through the whole range outlining features, differences, etc. Worth a watch.
Unfortunately, I am not allowed to post this as an active link (perhaps someone else could do this). The videos are on youtube and part one has the ID of PL3zJF3GihQ. If you do a youtube search using this ID you should find it.
cheers, Malcolm
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