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Other Fly Reels
There are some other fly reels
that are very difficult to find. Some of these include the Allright
series, the Good Luck Trout reel, the Zephyr, and the elusive Blue Diamond
Trout reel. Here's your chance to view these reels if you haven't seen
them before. Click on the thumbnail to see a full size photo.
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The Allright reels were not designed to be fly reels,
even though that's how we think of them today. Gus Meisselbach
considered them all around casting reels. The smaller #110 is one of
the toughest Meisselbach reels to find. Three finishes are shown. L
= nickel; C = bronze; R = a sort of blackened finish that looks like
German silver and has a wonderful patina. |
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The Good Luck Trout reel #6 is a rather odd reel,
being a Featherlight #260 with a cut down frame. It was only made
for a few years, and is thus hard to find. |
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The Zephyr came in two widths. The reason for this
reel is yet to be learned. It had a foot like a Pflueger Progress,
but is readily identified by the knob and the dual pawl and
removable click spring. This reel is unmarked, so usually
unidentified by owners. |
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The Blue Diamond Trout is a #260 Featherlight with a
different spool. It was produced for Shapleigh Hardware in 1912. It
is marked both with the Meisselbach markings, and the Blue Diamond
Trout marking. It is quite rare. |
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Notes |
| The fly reels shown on
this page are some of the rarer Meisselbach reels. Many pass
un-noticed by collectors. Education is the key. |
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