Comments on: Antique Brass Fly Reels http://www.eclecticguy.com/2009/06/24/antique-brass-fly-reels/ musings of just some guy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:42:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: EclecticGuy http://www.eclecticguy.com/2009/06/24/antique-brass-fly-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 EclecticGuy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:14:57 +0000 http://eclecticguy.com/?p=1280#comment-1002 Hey Graham, I would be interested in seeing some photos of that find! Cheers, EG Hey Graham, I would be interested in seeing some photos of that find!

Cheers,
EG

]]> By: Graham http://www.eclecticguy.com/2009/06/24/antique-brass-fly-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Graham Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:12:32 +0000 http://eclecticguy.com/?p=1280#comment-1001 I just stumbled over this site and I have a very simalar reel I bought it just two weeks ago at an antique place for 30 bucks thats for rod and reel.It just looked worth the investment to me although the wife is still shaking her head. The rod is 3 piece a total of 55 inches long and seems to be made entirely of brass.The first rod section looks split as if made with two half round pieces and the cork handle although dry is intact. Looks like a sportsman travel rod maybe for flight or backpacking horse back, but thats just a guess.the reel fastens differently then the clamp type I see you have but rather the more conventional rod threaded loops that slid over the two flat pieces.It is as I said very small all brass and almost identical to the one you show and I do have pics if interested. Graham I just stumbled over this site and I have a very simalar reel
I bought it just two weeks ago at an antique place for 30 bucks thats for rod and reel.It just looked worth the investment to me although the wife is still shaking her head.
The rod is 3 piece a total of 55 inches long and seems to be made entirely of brass.The first rod section looks split as if made with two half round pieces and the cork handle although dry is intact.
Looks like a sportsman travel rod maybe for flight or backpacking horse back, but thats just a guess.the reel fastens differently then the clamp type I see you have but rather the more conventional rod threaded loops that slid over the two flat pieces.It is as I said very small all brass and almost identical to the one you show and I do have pics if interested.

Graham

]]> By: Jim Miller http://www.eclecticguy.com/2009/06/24/antique-brass-fly-reels/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Jim Miller Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:00:38 +0000 http://eclecticguy.com/?p=1280#comment-918 Greetings Eclectic Guy, Wow....I'm sure glad I stumbled onto your site. I have always been interested in history and make my living as a professional interepreter. I hadn't fly fished since I was a kid and decided to re-enter with a twist. With Thaddeus Norris' "The American Angler's Book" as my bible, I've recreated the tackle of a mid-19th Century Angler. I have a 12ft ,3 piece, wooden rod fitted out with a 2" dia original brass reel. My line is vintage, reconditioned tapered silk and the leader is silkworm gut. I even wove a "pot-bellied" willow creel, made a proper fly book for my snelled flies and a period landing net. So far it's been a real learning experience as I head forward into the past. I recently braided a 15 yrd tapered horsehair line (ala D. Martin's instructions) and was looking for information when I found your site.Thank you for the posting of the clamp reel. I want to make one also for my next earlier style rod. Thanks again for all the information and your enthusiasm. Yours, Jim Miller Columbia CA Greetings Eclectic Guy,
Wow….I’m sure glad I stumbled onto your site. I have always been interested in history and make my living as a professional interepreter. I hadn’t fly fished since I was a kid and decided to re-enter with a twist. With Thaddeus Norris’ “The American Angler’s Book” as my bible, I’ve recreated the tackle of a mid-19th Century Angler. I have a 12ft ,3 piece, wooden rod fitted out with a 2″ dia original brass reel. My line is vintage, reconditioned tapered silk and the leader is silkworm gut. I even wove a “pot-bellied” willow creel, made a proper fly book for my snelled flies and a period landing net. So far it’s been a real learning experience as I head forward into the past.
I recently braided a 15 yrd tapered horsehair line (ala D. Martin’s instructions) and was looking for information when I found your site.Thank you for the posting of the clamp reel. I want to make one also for my next earlier style rod. Thanks again for all the information and your enthusiasm.
Yours,
Jim Miller
Columbia CA

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