[guillaume charriere]

I just picked up a Nautillus FW for my Scott A2 #5, the reel looks and feel great.
Really on the light weight side. The drag seems to be as good as it gets… I can’t wait to put it to the test.

I also own a Lamson litespeed (old version) and a galvan Rush, and I have to admit these three babies feel good. Butter smooth and reliable.

The Galvan would be the smoothest of them in the smooth spinning feel and very wide range of low drag settings which is very good for fishing trout.

The finish on my lamson (guide finish) feels the thoughest among the three, with the nautillus coming second.

Another point, I think I prefer the width and diameter ratio better on the Nautillus and the Rush compare to the lamson, the lamson is the widthest of the three so you have to be a little bit carefull about line building up on one side of the spool when retrieving the line, but nothing really bad.

Last point, the clics are different (depending if you are a clic sound lover or not) The Nautillus has the strongest clic, so strong that if you free any drag pressure, the clicker is enough to avoid overrun of the spool (I may remove it, just a screw, to get an even smoother low pressure drag setting) the lamson clicker is based on the same principle than the nautillus clicker but it is smoother and make less noise. Then the galvan get a 2 different sounds very light clics (outgoing and retrieving sounds).

You can remove the clickers on the lamson and nautillus but not on the Galvan. (I know that the Galvan OB has a on-way outgoing clic only with a silent retrieve)

Well you get the picture, I love them all three (although I have to fish the Nautillus yet). The Nautillus FW feel to me like an hybrid between the lamson and the galvan based on feel and design.

Then for a Scott G2 I would probably match a Galvan reel (OB or Rush, the torque is to modern to me for the “soul” of this rod), I have my Rush on a T&T rod, I like also the oversized drag knob on this one. I have my lamson on a Scott S3 and feel like it’s a good match (some kind of speedsters combo). Then I feel like the Nautillus is a great all-around reel, though, versatile drag I won’t be afraid of putting a lot of pressure on this one (may even put it to the test in some superlight saltwater fishing).

I think the best for your choice would be to go to a fly shop and have a in-hand feel for the reels you are considering, a lot of very good stuff in the 200$ range.  

oups, that was long… sorry. ::)
   

[guillaume charriere]

Hi cowboys  😉

I am french, and live in Boston, MA since 2004.

I have been reading this board and dreaming with Zach pictures for months now (great job zach)
But this particular topic got me to register  🙂 . I have found this website because I love Scott rods… And Mac addicted…

In France, we all dream about US made tackle, all the big names rods. I have to admit that for the reels loop/danielsson are a big favorite next to the italian Vivarelli semi-automatic that would look like coming from outerspace in the US.
I have to admit that I have been a gear freak since I arrived in Boston… (I keep telling my wife it is a lifetime investement….)

About the technics, I agree with previous european posters comments, it’s all about fishing a lot just 1 or 2 streams all year long, then you end up with highly skilled fishermen but although highly specialized.

I have learned a lot since I am in the US, not specialy about small streams wild trout fishing, but much more about saltwater flyfishing (stripers…) and stillwaters (trout and black bass).

For me one of the biggest difference between usa and france trout flyfishing is the nymph fishing.
In France one single indicator on your line and you won’t see a fish an entire day. And something like “czech” nymphing is common and not really a new thing for us.  This is one of the reason why the XP 10′ #4 has been a best seller over there.

One funny thing I have noticed is that a lot of french fishermen dream about the beauty of american fisheries but usually forget that the unstocked waters that still hold fare amount of native wild fish are pretty rare compare to the size of the country.

Anyway it feels good to be part of the flyfishing world wide community  😎

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