First Fly Rod, Reel and line Questions??

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:02:17 -0500, Charlie Choc
wrote:

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:13:48 GMT, "jeffc" wrote:


"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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A large arbor reel holds more backing than a normal reel.

I think there are different types of large arbor. If just the center hub is
bigger, it would actually hold less.

I have several large arbor reels (Bauers and Loops) and they hold less backing
than the corresponding small arbor reels for the same line weight. I think this
is pretty typical.

Assuming competent, rational reel design rather than reels "designed to
sell," it's not only typical, but mathematically highly probable. I'd
offer it'd be a certainty unless the reel is, for no apparent practical
reason, designed to avoid such - IOW, a unnecessarily (or even
ridiculously) wide or large reel. I'd further offer that such (a)
design(s) would actually be a detriment.

IMO, large-arbor reels acquired with the large arbor being the primary
characteristic sought are for those who know exactly why they _want_
them. There's nothing wrong with getting a reel that one likes that
happens to be a large-arbor, but that doesn't mean that one can "defend"
having it from a practical standpoint on the basis of it being a
large-arbor reel. For most FFers, and a great deal of FFing, the arbor
size is simply not material.

TC,
R