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  • Jun 20, 2006 at 8:30 pm #1397
    daniel leinart freeman
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    So many reels!!!

    Jun 20, 2006 at 9:23 pm #12336
    steve154
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    here ya go:

    Jun 21, 2006 at 1:30 am #12337
    newsman
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    Check these out http://www.islander.com or http://www.GandLFlyCraft.com

    Jun 21, 2006 at 4:15 am #12338
    mike trump
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    I’ve always been a huge Ross fan, I own a Cimmaron C1 and a Gunnison G2.

    Jun 21, 2006 at 12:10 pm #12339
    Avatar photoSteve K.
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    Dan,

    I like the “classic” look for a reel that will go on a bamboo stick. For that reason, I chose a Bill Ballen reel to mate with my Mike Brooks 4 weight.

    http://www.pbase.com/image/60972201

    I bought mine as “used” for 200 bones.

    Jun 21, 2006 at 1:52 pm #12340
    scota1
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    Dan,
    Your are right…so many choices. I agree with Drifter on the Ballan reels they are very nice and pricing seems within reason(check e-bay). Also for the classic look you might want to check out:

    the Bradley reel
    http://www.firbrookflies.com/rods.html

    or

    Godfrey reels
    http://www.tedgodfreys.com/8-MODELS.html

    Good luck in your search.

    Jun 21, 2006 at 2:55 pm #12341
    Jack Cummings
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    I’ve always been a huge Ross fan…  But, I stopped being a big fan once I used one of their new reels.  Sorry, but they just suck.

    That’s pretty harsh? What in the world makes to say that?
    I can’t find one single fault with my Ross Vision or my Ross Evolution. Help me out here.

    Jun 21, 2006 at 5:08 pm #12342
    daniel leinart freeman
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    Thanks, Folks!! 🙂

    Jun 21, 2006 at 5:10 pm #12343
    mike b.
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    I just fished a Parker Bamboo four weight this weekend that had a Winston (Hardy) Perfect reel on it.

    Jun 21, 2006 at 7:01 pm #12344
    bryan hulse
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    Peerless reels and Orvis CFO’s look pretty classy on cane. The Abel TR reels have been discontinued and are steeply discounted. Ah, but if I had the means and the wherewithal Ari Hart would be my reel of choice.

    Jun 22, 2006 at 4:21 am #12345
    mike trump
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    That’s pretty harsh? What in the world makes to say that?
    I can’t find one single fault with my Ross Vision or my Ross Evolution. Help me out here.

    I guess when compared to themselves they’re OK.

    Jun 22, 2006 at 10:32 am #12346
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    My opinion is based purely on subjective factors, but I agree with Trumpy.

    Jul 20, 2006 at 9:05 pm #12347
    daniel leinart freeman
    Member

    I ordered a Peerless 1.5 today.

    Jul 21, 2006 at 3:27 pm #12348
    steve154
    Member

    Nice!!! Please post a few pics of the entire rig once you get it all set up.

    Steve

    Jul 22, 2006 at 5:12 am #12349
    tvactor
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    So many reels!!!

    Jul 24, 2006 at 8:02 pm #12350
    john switow
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    On reels for cane rods;

    Jul 25, 2006 at 4:11 pm #12351
    daniel leinart freeman
    Member

    Update:

    Jul 25, 2006 at 4:50 pm #12352
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    What about Olson?

    Jul 26, 2006 at 2:57 pm #12353
    daniel leinart freeman
    Member

    The only Olsons I have found are rather large for my rod (W. Babb/Driggs River copy) 🙁

    Thanks!

    daniel

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