I had a similar experience with my 3 weight. A fine reel, nothing too
fancy.

I think that a truck ran over it in the parking lot. Somehow I thought they
could repair it, sent it in, and they sent back a new one with no questions
asked as to how I mangled it so badly.


"Charlie Wilson" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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Does anyone here fish with a Galvan reel? I would like to know what they
like and dislike about the reel.
The one I had in mind is the open back ob-2 or the standard 2.75
http://www.galvanflyreels.com/
I need to purchase a reel in a 4 wt.line capacity.
-tom

They are great reels, especially for the price. They are a small,
family run business, and you can bet a member of the Galvan family
assembled each and every one.
Several years ago a friend slammed the tail gate of my truck on my
Galvan reel, heavily damaging the frame. I called them and asked if they
would replace just the frame (I had several spools) and Bonifacio Galvan
told me to send it with the spool, so that they could be sure to fit it
right. They replaced the whole thing, including the spool, and even put my
fly line on the new spool (I hadn't removed the line, thinking I would get
the old spool back). The reel was several years old at the time, and I had
explained the boneheaded accident to them, but they still replaced it for
free.