When picking a fly reel, some fly reel terminology is useful.
Almost any fly reel will do when selecting your gear for doing some stream trout fishing, however if you hook a big trout you will probably wish you had spent a few extra bucks and a little more time looking for a good Fly reel.
Here is a little fly reel terminology for you to use when shopping for your Stream Fly fishing adventure.
Size\capacity you should have a a large enough reel to hold the line you will use plus 150 yards of Dacron 20 to 30 pound.
Type of Action. Action means the rate at which the reel retrieves line such as 1-1 in a single action reel, or 3-1 in a multiplying reel.
Type of Drive Most reel sold are direct Drive which is adequate in most cases but the will rapidly spin backwards when the trout is running and if you touch the handle the sudden stop could break the line. (that trout wins).Anti reverse reels use a clutch keeping them from spinning backwards there for creating a drag.
Material Most reels are made of stamped aluminum or graphite and are a great match for todays rods. You can get a much better reel machined from aluminum alloy, that far exceed the cost and precision of the stamped reels.
I hope fly reel terminology will be a benefit to you when you begin your shopping for your first or next Fly reel
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