Cabela's Prestige Line

I'm considering buying a Cabela's Prestige Reel and fly line, but was
curious as to other's experiences with this produce line. I like the
company and have had good success with their stuff, but haven't used
their reels.

Any comments?

Thanks.

KD

From: (Kevin Davis)

I'm considering buying a Cabela's Prestige Reel and fly line, but was
curious as to other's experiences with this produce line. I like the
company and have had good success with their stuff, but haven't used
their reels.

Any comments?

The reel is an Okuma Sierra made for Cabela's. It is an OK entry level reel,
and should give you good service for trout, panfish, etc. I've never used
Cabela's lines, but I've heard some negative comments about the lines that come
with the low end combos.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

Kevin Davis wrote:
I'm considering buying a Cabela's Prestige Reel and fly line, but was
curious as to other's experiences with this produce line. I like the
company and have had good success with their stuff, but haven't used
their reels.

Any comments?

Thanks.

KD

I think the reel represents a pretty good value. I prefer the Orvis Rocky
Mountain cassette reel. The Cabela's cheap lines I've had were pretty good bang
for the buck. They floated better than the cheap Dorber lines I had. But, they
were short. You could cast the whole line and ended up handling the backing
quite a bit.
You're not the Kevin Davis from Billings are you?

Snoop




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I think the reel represents a pretty good value. I prefer the Orvis Rocky
Mountain cassette reel. The Cabela's cheap lines I've had were pretty good bang
for the buck. They floated better than the cheap Dorber lines I had. But, they
were short. You could cast the whole line and ended up handling the backing
quite a bit.
You're not the Kevin Davis from Billings are you?

Snoop

Thanks to both, some good info there. I'm leaning towards the higher
end cabela's ones, not sure who's making those for them.

No, not billings, but Bozeman.

KD

says...
You're not the Kevin Davis from Billings are you?

Snoop

Thanks to both, some good info there. I'm leaning towards the higher
end cabela's ones, not sure who's making those for them.

If I were you, I'd run on down to Fins and Feathers on 19th and check
out the Orvis Bar Stock reel before buying a "higher end" Cabela's.
Damn good reel for the money and you'll be able to see it in person.

No, not billings, but Bozeman

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i purchased cabela's prestige plus line, a wf5f, at 85 feet i think. works
great for me. i imagine i'm losing a bit when compared to a scientifc
anglers ast trout line, but that's ok for me right now. completely
ridiculous i know, but at the time, late last year, it had two of the most
important factors for me. 1) relatively inexpensive and 2) came in that cool
flourescent green color. and then there was always the off-hand chance it
was made of or came from similar stock as some of the higher priced lines...

those lower end lines from cabelas must be REALLY short. no way would i
normally cast 85 feet... ;-)


eric
fresno, ca.


From: troutbum_mt
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:29:37 -0700
Subject: Cabela's Prestige Line

says...
You're not the Kevin Davis from Billings are you?

Snoop

Thanks to both, some good info there. I'm leaning towards the higher
end cabela's ones, not sure who's making those for them.

If I were you, I'd run on down to Fins and Feathers on 19th and check
out the Orvis Bar Stock reel before buying a "higher end" Cabela's.
Damn good reel for the money and you'll be able to see it in person.

No, not billings, but Bozeman

Well, hello there neighbor.
--
Warren
(use troutbum_mt (at) yahoo to reply via email)
For Conclave Info:
http://www.geocities.com/troutbum_mt...nConclave.html

If I were you, I'd run on down to Fins and Feathers on 19th and check
out the Orvis Bar Stock reel before buying a "higher end" Cabela's.
Damn good reel for the money and you'll be able to see it in person.

Well, hello there neighbor.

Thanks, good advice, and I'll definitely do that, see what's
available. Need some waders and boot replacement anyway, so we'll see
if we can support the local economy.

Thanks a lot,

KD

I have one and no problem with it. I have the prestifge plus line on it .
Since the purpose of the reel is to hold the line I just cant bring myself
to spend big bucks on a high dollar reel . Being the tight a** I am I keep
hoping for a garage sale find. I fish mostly for gill and bass
"Kevin Davis" wrote in message
om...
I'm considering buying a Cabela's Prestige Reel and fly line, but was
curious as to other's experiences with this produce line. I like the
company and have had good success with their stuff, but haven't used
their reels.

Any comments?

Thanks.

KD

In article ,
"Larry and a cat named Dub" hdyman58 wrote:

I have one and no problem with it. I have the prestifge plus line on it .
Since the purpose of the reel is to hold the line I just cant bring myself
to spend big bucks on a high dollar reel . Being the tight a** I am I keep
hoping for a garage sale find. I fish mostly for gill and bass
"Kevin Davis" wrote in message

I have never caught a bass before so I will have to assume they dont
fight as much as a river (which apparently dont fight as much as when
they are in the ocean) steelhead or salmon. One thing you need a good
drag on it, and it needs to be sturdy for when that salmon decides to
make a 40 yard run!! I have had sth reels come loose during a salmon
run!

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