Looking for a reel

Okay folks, enough messin' around. Its 2 1/2 weeks till Penns and I
still don't have a reel for my 'boo. Got the silk line all prep'd.
Rod is smiling at me. No reel.
The rod is a new kind of bamboo called a Tri-Hex.
http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html It is the rod in the
banner at the top and also in the 4th picture down (excluding the
logo). I can honestly say that its the first piece of bamboo I've
ever lusted after. It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. I've been outbid on ebay to many times. Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.
Frank Reid

Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
Okay folks, enough messin' around. Its 2 1/2 weeks till Penns and I
still don't have a reel for my 'boo. Got the silk line all prep'd.
Rod is smiling at me. No reel.
The rod is a new kind of bamboo called a Tri-Hex.
http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html It is the rod in the
banner at the top and also in the 4th picture down (excluding the
logo). I can honestly say that its the first piece of bamboo I've
ever lusted after. It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. I've been outbid on ebay to many times. Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.

If you absolutely have to have the "S" handle you might look
at the Peerless.

If I had to pick a reel to put on that stick I'd go with the
Hardy Perfect.

--
Ken Fortenberry

In article , Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
Okay folks, enough messin' around. Its 2 1/2 weeks till Penns and I
still don't have a reel for my 'boo. Got the silk line all prep'd.
Rod is smiling at me. No reel.
The rod is a new kind of bamboo called a Tri-Hex.
http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html It is the rod in the
banner at the top and also in the 4th picture down (excluding the
logo). I can honestly say that its the first piece of bamboo I've
ever lusted after. It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. I've been outbid on ebay to many times. Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.

If you absolutely have to have the "S" handle you might look
at the Peerless.

If I had to pick a reel to put on that stick I'd go with the
Hardy Perfect.

I uses a small Hardy Perfect (with a silk line) on my favourite chalk
stream rod, a 6' 6" split cane made for me by Lance Nicholson of
Dulverton.

But it's maybe a little heavy. I'd also consider a more modern reel
(only dates from 1948) - the LRH Lightweight.

http://www.antiquetackleobserver.com...lightweight-re
el/

Lazarus

Thank you Lazarus.
Last night, I saw a well connected friend at Cabelas (large outdoor
retailer). I explained my problem and he mentioned that he knew a
senior gentleman that was looking to sell his father's tackle from the
20s and 30s. I opined that I might be interested. My friend then
headed out to meet this gentleman at a dinner.
Unfortunately, within minutes of them meeting, the senior gentleman
fell ill and was rushed away in an ambulance. Okay, another lead down
the drain (though I did pass along my wishes for a quick recovery).
I then went up to the "old tackle graveyard" over my garage. I had
seen someone on ebay that will take your old reel, rebuild it and
paint it. Hmm, that gives me an idea. I found two reels from the now
defunct English Reel Company. These are the old Intrepid Rimfly and
Rimfly II reels. Not really very pretty, but I used to do some
professional level painting back in the day.
As a temporary solution to a lack of a reel for this fine rod, I'm
going to sand down and repaint these two reels. We'll see how they
turn out. I've found my air brush kit, so could be fun.
Frank Reid

On May 3, 9:45*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
Okay folks, enough messin' around. *Its 2 1/2 weeks till Penns and I
still don't have a reel for my 'boo. *Got the silk line all prep'd.
Rod is smiling at me. *No reel.
The rod is a new kind of bamboo called a Tri-Hex.http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html*It is the rod in the
banner at the top and also in the 4th picture down (excluding the
logo). *I can honestly say that its the first piece of bamboo I've
ever lusted after. *It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. *Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. *I've been outbid on ebay to many times. *Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? *BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.
Frank Reid

On May 3, 11:02*am, Wayne Knight wrote:
On May 3, 9:45*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:



Okay folks, enough messin' around. *Its 2 1/2 weeks till Penns and I
still don't have a reel for my 'boo. *Got the silk line all prep'd.
Rod is smiling at me. *No reel.
The rod is a new kind of bamboo called a Tri-Hex.http://www.almightyrod..com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html*It is the rod in the
banner at the top and also in the 4th picture down (excluding the
logo). *I can honestly say that its the first piece of bamboo I've
ever lusted after. *It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. *Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. *I've been outbid on ebay to many times. *Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? *BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.
Frank Reid- Hide quoted text -

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Forget something Wayne? I.e. a comment?
Frank :-)

On May 3, 12:10*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

Forget something Wayne? *I.e. a comment?

it's the old age thing

On May 3, 9:45*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
*It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. *Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. *I've been outbid on ebay to many times. *Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? *BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.


I won't get into a discussion of why that cane cut is or is not as
great as the website would want you to believe but to help a friend in
need.

I will not part with any of my S-handled reels but my unsolicited
advice is to avoid the Bill Ballan series of reels. If you want to
know why send me an email.

Bellinger's in the scheme of things are not that pricey, I picked up a
new one in February for under $500 and Mr. Fortenberry is spot on for
the Peerless. But for a lower priced alternative while still getting a
solid reel look at the Hardy Casacpedia for around $350. If you can
live without the S-Handle and still want to be thrifty, the Hardy
lightweight series and whorvis CFO series are classic reels that look
good on a cane rod.

Another reel you might want to look into I have seen only at the
Feathered Hook, I'm sure you know the place. They were selling re-
engineered Plueger Medalists when I dropped in for the first and only
time two years ago. I kept meaning to call and order one but never got
around to it. There's nothing more classic than a Medalist or Hardy on
a cane rod.

On May 3, 11:25*am, Wayne Knight wrote:
On May 3, 9:45*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

*It is the sweetest piece of Tonkin cane to ever
cross the pond.
I cannot afford a Bellinger, not ready for a second mortgage on the
house. *Looking for a Bellinger ("S" handle, black sided) "style" reel
to go on this. *I've been outbid on ebay to many times. *Does anyone
have a reel that they're willing to part with that would compliment
this rod? *BTW, the rod weighs 4.4 oz.

I won't get into a discussion of why that cane cut is or is not as
great as the website would want you to believe but to help a friend in
need.

I will not part with any of my S-handled reels but my unsolicited
advice is to avoid the Bill Ballan series of reels. If you want to
know why send me an email.

Bellinger's in the scheme of things are not that pricey, I picked up a
new one in February for under $500 *and Mr. Fortenberry is spot on for
the Peerless. But for a lower priced alternative while still getting a
solid reel look at the Hardy Casacpedia for around $350. If you can
live without the S-Handle and still want to be thrifty, the Hardy
lightweight series and whorvis CFO series are classic reels that look
good on a cane rod.

Another reel you might want to look into I have seen only at the
Feathered Hook, I'm sure you know the place. They were selling re-
engineered Plueger Medalists when I dropped in for the first and only
time two years ago. I kept meaning to call and order one but never got
around to it. There's nothing more classic than a Medalist or Hardy on
a cane rod.

Thank you kind sir. 500 bucks for a Bellinger? Was the guy selling
it out of the back of a blacked-out looking kayak?
Frank

On May 3, 12:28*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:


Thank you kind sir. *500 bucks for a Bellinger? *Was the guy selling
it out of the back of a blacked-out looking kayak?

The Bellinger Mark I reel had a list price of $550.00. As you know
they have others with a higher price but I like the Mark I. I bought
it from a fly shop at the Chicago Great Waters show. I took delivery
of a Bogdan last week that I had been waiting four years on and with
the father and son both retiring, never thought I would get and next
to what that reel cost, $550 is a comparative bargain.

you might want to give these folks a call if $550 is in your price
range:

http://www.westslopefly.com/reels/bellinger.cfm