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while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me a
reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it has a
floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not fly fish,
and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i know about
reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4 weight. i've
tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites, but have been
unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is it compatible
with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with rods?

thanks in advance-
snake

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"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me a
reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it has a
floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not fly fish,
and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i know about
reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4 weight. i've
tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites, but have been
unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is it compatible
with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)

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"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me a
reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it has a
floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not fly fish,
and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i know about
reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4 weight. i've
tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites, but have been
unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is it compatible
with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)

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"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me a
reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it has a
floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not fly fish,
and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i know about
reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4 weight. i've
tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites, but have been
unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is it compatible
with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with rods?

thanks in advance-
snake

BTW, is the the same model/make?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

Generally, you can tell the 'weight rating' of a reel by how much line it
holds. The heavier lines have a thicker diameter, so naturally a full length
of thicker line will necessitate a larger reel (especially when you add the
backing). Also, if you consider that bigger reels are used on bigger rods,
to catch bigger fish, then there is a certain 'beefiness' factor that goes
along with it: the smaller (2-4 wt) reels tend to be more delicate. They
also don't have drags, as you aren't muscling in anything so big that you
can't palm the drag.

From a quick google search, it looks like the 1294 is a 4-6 wt reel, so it
ought to work on the rod you have. However, it seems to be a piece of crap,
so you might want to just toss it in the bag in case you drop your better
reel overboard.

But I'm still new at this, too. I'm sure more experienced voices are going
to send you a more excellent info than this....I look forward to their
responses also.

--riverman

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)


whadjyou call me!? ;-))

- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

snake

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)


whadjyou call me!? ;-))

- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

snake

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snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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snakefiddler wrote:
"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...

while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)



whadjyou call me!? ;-))

- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

snake


Speaking of Ebay...I bought 10 (yes 10) Pflueger 1294 Summit reels for
$25. They must be outstanding quality ;) They are basically a graphite
mass produced reel made for 5-7 weight. Interestingly I got 2 reels,
both marked as 1294s, but one is larger and has push button spool
release (vs. tabby thing) AND adjustable drag. The smaller ones are
basic click and prawl and lever spool release. I still see these on
Ebay all the time, you may want to check there for details. Heck mine
will be listed soon! BTW they are the same reel supplied with many of
the Shakespeare/Plueger spin/fly combo travel pack kits.

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snakefiddler wrote:
"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...

while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake


Uh oh....a gear whore is born.

--riverman
:-)



whadjyou call me!? ;-))

- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

snake


Speaking of Ebay...I bought 10 (yes 10) Pflueger 1294 Summit reels for
$25. They must be outstanding quality ;) They are basically a graphite
mass produced reel made for 5-7 weight. Interestingly I got 2 reels,
both marked as 1294s, but one is larger and has push button spool
release (vs. tabby thing) AND adjustable drag. The smaller ones are
basic click and prawl and lever spool release. I still see these on
Ebay all the time, you may want to check there for details. Heck mine
will be listed soon! BTW they are the same reel supplied with many of
the Shakespeare/Plueger spin/fly combo travel pack kits.

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rw wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll,
which to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost
mine when i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.


Might make a good muskie lure.

Unethical.


Chuck Vance (besides, a small dog would probably work better)

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rw wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll,
which to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost
mine when i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.


Might make a good muskie lure.

Unethical.


Chuck Vance (besides, a small dog would probably work better)

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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:56:50 GMT, rw
wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.


I didn't think he hung around here anymore.

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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:56:50 GMT, rw
wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.


I didn't think he hung around here anymore.

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"rw" wrote in message
ink.net...
snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which
to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when
i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

you *are* one sick puppy ;-)

snake

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"rw" wrote in message
ink.net...
snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which
to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when
i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

you *are* one sick puppy ;-)

snake

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake

BTW, is the the same model/make?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

looks like it


Generally, you can tell the 'weight rating' of a reel by how much line it
holds. The heavier lines have a thicker diameter, so naturally a full
length of thicker line will necessitate a larger reel (especially when you
add the backing). Also, if you consider that bigger reels are used on
bigger rods, to catch bigger fish, then there is a certain 'beefiness'
factor that goes along with it: the smaller (2-4 wt) reels tend to be more
delicate. They also don't have drags, as you aren't muscling in anything
so big that you can't palm the drag.


thanks for that info.......

From a quick google search, it looks like the 1294 is a 4-6 wt reel, so it
ought to work on the rod you have. However, it seems to be a piece of
crap,


so you might want to just toss it in the bag in case you drop your better
reel overboard.


yeah, it's kinda soundin that way. i'm totally happy with the reel i have.
i was just curious about my more recent "acqusition.'



But I'm still new at this, too. I'm sure more experienced voices are going
to send you a more excellent info than this....I look forward to their
responses also.

--riverman

thanks-
snake

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
while at my buddy kim's homeplace over thanksgiving, his brother gave me
a reel that he had had layin around. it's a pflueger summit 1294, (it
has a floating line on it.). he knows little about it, as he does not
fly fish, and bought some fly fishing stuff on whim some time ago. all i
know about reels is that the one frank sent me goes with my cabela 4
weight. i've tried to learn more about reel selection from web-sites,
but have been unsuccessful does anyone know anything about this reel, is
it compatible with my rod, and how does one go about matching reels with
rods?

thanks in advance-
snake

BTW, is the the same model/make?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

looks like it


Generally, you can tell the 'weight rating' of a reel by how much line it
holds. The heavier lines have a thicker diameter, so naturally a full
length of thicker line will necessitate a larger reel (especially when you
add the backing). Also, if you consider that bigger reels are used on
bigger rods, to catch bigger fish, then there is a certain 'beefiness'
factor that goes along with it: the smaller (2-4 wt) reels tend to be more
delicate. They also don't have drags, as you aren't muscling in anything
so big that you can't palm the drag.


thanks for that info.......

From a quick google search, it looks like the 1294 is a 4-6 wt reel, so it
ought to work on the rod you have. However, it seems to be a piece of
crap,


so you might want to just toss it in the bag in case you drop your better
reel overboard.


yeah, it's kinda soundin that way. i'm totally happy with the reel i have.
i was just curious about my more recent "acqusition.'



But I'm still new at this, too. I'm sure more experienced voices are going
to send you a more excellent info than this....I look forward to their
responses also.

--riverman

thanks-
snake

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"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
rw wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll,
which to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost
mine when i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.


Might make a good muskie lure.

Unethical.

most certainly :-(


Chuck Vance (besides, a small dog would probably work better)

yeah, but it would make so much noise...........

snake

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"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
rw wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of
fishin stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll,
which to my knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost
mine when i was a little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.


Might make a good muskie lure.

Unethical.

most certainly :-(


Chuck Vance (besides, a small dog would probably work better)

yeah, but it would make so much noise...........

snake

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"GregP" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:56:50 GMT, rw
wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.


I didn't think he hung around here anymore.

I don't know if he was hung or not, but he moved on, I believe, or he could have been
just another one of rdean's personalities?

Mark

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"GregP" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:56:50 GMT, rw
wrote:

snakefiddler wrote:


- you might be right- my christmas list consists almost entirely of fishin
stuff, with the exception of a pretty blonde dancerina doll, which to my
knowledge exists only in e-bay land these days . i lost mine when i was a
little girl- she was my favorite christmas gift ever.

Might make a good muskie lure.


I didn't think he hung around here anymore.

I don't know if he was hung or not, but he moved on, I believe, or he could have been
just another one of rdean's personalities?

Mark