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I've got some new toys.
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timmy »
10/20/07 00:35
Shhh. I've been spending some money, don't tell SWMBO.
A Farlows Regal, with the unusual checkwork that after a little tinkering has turned out to...
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Last post by BobB
10/20/07 04:53
Are you in...?
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Flyman615 »
10/19/07 16:57
Re: eBay # 170159411085
OK Bulldog, reelcollector and Turtledoc...are you?
Your bud,
Flyman
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Last post by bulldog1935
10/20/07 04:46
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Last post by Hardy Guy
10/19/07 18:42
Not a classic but...
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pvansch1 »
10/17/07 10:44
Just swapped the spools on my Scientific Angler System 1 456 and it went clunk, clunk, clunk while pulling ine off.
Removed the spool and it appears...
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Last post by bulldog1935
10/19/07 02:55
Sick to my stomach...
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Tricky »
10/18/07 12:08
I have finally done something terrible. I knew at some point in my existense I would ruin a piece of fishing equipment, I just wish it hadn't been...
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Last post by CtKenC
10/18/07 12:32
Hardy featherweight
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Chartist1 »
10/15/07 04:38
I bought a preowned Hardy Featherweight off of Ebay.....The reel's exterior indicates it was hardly used but I am not sure how old it is.....The drag...
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Last post by fishingthefly
10/18/07 09:17
Hardy gurus - help, please?
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Housatonic Quill »
10/16/07 14:47
Looking inside the frame of a recently acquired 3 7/8 Perfect, I noticed the letter Y stamped at 12 o'clock, and the number 5 at 3 o'clock. The reel...
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Last post by floodtide
10/18/07 04:20
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Last post by bulldog1935
10/17/07 12:38
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Last post by uintaangler
10/17/07 03:55
Bulldog's impeccable work!
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Tricky »
10/10/07 12:05
Bulldog did it again! I have a beautiful Hardy Perfect (3 1/2 Salmon reel) that needed a bit of love. I purchased it from a gentleman who could not...
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Last post by Tricky
10/16/07 08:09
Hal Bacon reel
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Chartist1 »
10/15/07 04:21
anyone have experience with these? I bought one, I believe it's 2-3/4 inch click and pawl in the vom hoffe or Bogdan style......The tolerances look...
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Last post by fishingthefly
10/16/07 04:25
The bump
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Serendipity »
10/09/07 16:14
When I look at Hardy Perfects the first thing I look for is the bump - you know that big zit that Hardy planted in the middle of the winding plate at...
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Last post by Shoeless Joe
10/14/07 08:18
Right or Left Hand Dingley?
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afgantrout »
10/05/07 14:10
Bulldog, or someother such maven of reels... This 3.75 Dingley (Ernest, I presume) has a slotted pawl, which when flipped results in the same R H...
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Last post by Persaud
10/12/07 10:19
Scarce Meisselbach
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aquabonito »
10/06/07 15:36
Raised Pillar Meisselbach 260. Skeleton Reels by Richard K. Lodge suggests the value of this reel in excess of $500.00 due to scarcity. This seems a...
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Last post by reelsmith
10/12/07 09:27
Medalist owners
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clyde »
10/06/07 10:19
I lost a bid on the bay on a Medalist that had box and papers. According to seller the paper stated you could convert from right to left without...
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Last post by kitsapcharly
10/11/07 20:23
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Last post by Norseman
10/11/07 04:32
Medalist
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Would you say that the old Medalist is thy classic American fly reel, like the Hardy perfect for the British?
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Last post by 2 Bead Pupa
10/10/07 06:39
Help with LRH Golden Lightweight
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seabass14 »
10/09/07 18:35
I have noticed that there is a large descrepancy in the prices of some of these reels. Some I have seen go for $150 and other $400. Is there...
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Last post by fishingthefly
10/10/07 04:29
Price of Daiwas
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tobewan77 »
10/09/07 15:52
Anyone notice the price of daiwa 706's and 08's are going through the roof on ebay?! Not really that expensive but still, a lot more than they use to...
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Last post by tobewan77
10/09/07 15:52
Robichaud value?
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the abandoned brane »
10/06/07 22:10
what's the approximate value of these reels? any thoughts? the one in the recent live auctions went for $850, the estimated price was between $1k &...
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Last post by oldfishbrain
10/09/07 07:18
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