fly reel Sportcraft No 60

[steelfish]

  But a heavy hook on a five weight is still not going to be fun, especially if you are just starting out.  That is why I recommended  a size 4.

got it.



I have found 2/0 for triggers is only good for those big white triggersfish, they can open their mouth that big, but a 1/0 hook you will have more opportunity as well as with size 1 hooks.

[Tiddlerbasher]

If you look carefully at the clicker and spring - it has 3 'ears'. The lengths of the ears vary. If you rotate it on its brass pin it will vary the resistance (drag) that is applied to the spool. Nearly all fly reels were once like this, even salmon reels. I still use a click drag Battenkill on one of my 4 wt outfits, even a 1lb trout puts up a decent fight on that rod. As Dave said any extra 'drag' was applied by palming the spool, you wont need it for small trout but trigger fish are something else. The sound of a screaming click drag reel is still music to my ears

[steelfish]

If you look carefully at the clicker and spring - it has 3 'ears'. The lengths of the ears vary. If you rotate it on its brass pin it will vary the resistance (drag) that is appied to the spool.

hey thanks for that, sounds like a clever design, I will try which of the 3 corners have the most resistance on the spool, nothing that can stop a triggerfish but at least will sound higher, as you said, when you hear the clicker to scream all your senses get al electric pulse and the fun starts.

[Alasgun]

That Sportcraft has a following, the 60 signifies capacity. My 100 is a little larger and not nearly as nice.

That H&I design inspired the Shakespeare "Russell" reels.

Most of what you were told about the check work is correct, sorta. Yes you have 3 corners on the check and yes you can rotate them to different positions, however only two positions. Notice the slot on one side? This is for removing the check and the reason the points are different length is to allow converting the reel from LHW to RHW. When you pull out line it should have more resistance than when you reel in line. This is where a bit of fish taming comes in. When retrieving line you want it to be smoother, quieter etc. on some click pawl's the face of the check is a bit tapered as well allowing the check to be turned over. Start by simply rotating it between the two positions and see what you get then depress the spring with your thumb, remove the check and turn it over and see what you get.

And then i realize just how old this thread is!

When you find what you want, Load it up with a 2/3/4 wt line and have some fun.

Mike