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  • Jan 16, 2013 at 2:14 pm #6174
    anonymous
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    Looking at a new hatch for my 7.

    Jan 16, 2013 at 3:13 pm #54302
    Rick Marcum
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    Get one!

    Jan 16, 2013 at 11:38 pm #54303
    john yuschak
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    I have 3 and looking for another, absolutely love them. I also like Nautalis reels. I

    Jan 18, 2013 at 1:59 am #54304
    Michael Exl
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    Best reel on the market. I have been selling my Tibors and Nautilus reels and replacing them with Hatch.

    Jan 18, 2013 at 10:08 pm #54305
    s. l. giuliani
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    I have this Hatch Monsoon 7 Plus used once or twice by it’s late owner. I am selling it for his widow. If interested please contact me. I had it checked by the folks at Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop and they said it was in perfect order and the new spools of the new model will fit them as well.

    Jan 19, 2013 at 2:44 pm #54306
    fajar
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    Hatch probably got the best drag system in the world, but they’re tad on the heavier side compared to the similar spec’ed reels (tibor probably being the exception).

    I have several hatch(es) ranging from 3+ to 7+, they’re joy to use, the secret is you go ‘up rod’ it couple of rod wt up. What I mean is I use 3+ on my 5wt rod, 5+ on my 7wt rod and so on.

    Having large spool and using gel spun backing enables you to do so and using that method, it balances nicely on the modern light fly rod.

    Jan 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm #54307
    R Black
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    Hatch makes a great reel.  The original series were on the heavy side but the new “Finnatic” reels are quite a bit lighter.
    I use the midarbor spools, they hold more line than the large arbor.

    Jan 20, 2013 at 3:21 pm #54308
    fajar
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    Agree, the finatic series definitely lighter than the monsoon, but they’re still tad heavier than other comparable brands, so I still ‘up rod’ them and they work fine and balance nicely.

    A friend of mine bought the 1+ and the reel is sure purrrdy, he couples it with sage txl-f 4wt, using gelspun, he manages to have pretty close to 100yrd backing in it!! Don’t get fooled by the size, that thing can take a lot of backing for its intended line wt!

    Jan 21, 2013 at 6:11 pm #54309
    Chris Beech
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    Fantastic reels – I have a 5+ that I use on #5 and #6 weight rods and 7+ that I use for #8 and #9 weight rods. All large arbor spools, loaded with GSP FINS backing.

    Best Regards,

    Beechy

    Mar 5, 2013 at 9:06 am #54310
    Avatar photoGerard S
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    I’m interested in a Hatch reel but it is the weight which concerns me. There are no dealers near me so would have to be mail order.
    I have a 8wt Helios rod for bonefish and was wondering If I would get away with a Hatch 5/7 using 40lb gelspun backing -need 175yds or so.
    Anyone any experience with the 5/7 and 8wts?
    Thanks

    Mar 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm #54311
    anonymous
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    I ended up getting a couple of the hatch reels.

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