Cortland rimfly small?

Does anyone have the specs on the Cortland Rimfly small? (weight,
diameter, line suggestion). I am looking at one up for sale, but can't
find any info. The seller bought from an estate and can't help me out.
Thanks,
Brian

On 19 Sep, 02:52, wrote:
Does anyone have the specs on the Cortland Rimfly small? (weight,
diameter, line suggestion). I am looking at one up for sale, but can't
find any info. The seller bought from an estate and can't help me out.
Thanks,
Brian

I believe this is the same reel as the Intrepid ( Leeda) Rimfly,
which was produced in England, and was an extremely popular reel, They
ceased production of the original quite a while ago, and then started
again. Most on ebay etc are from the 1960´s. The firm Leeda which
became BFR ( British Fly Reels) outsourced production to Taiwan, and
the reels are still produced, but nowhere near the same quality. I
believe the small was a 3" reel, but I cant remember exactly. The
"regular" was 3 1/2 inch, and was recommended for a #6 line as I
recall. But people used them for all sorts of things, they were cheap
and reliable, if somewhat heavy.

You can find some pics etc of the "regular" here;

http://www.bonefishadventure.com/vin.../fly_reels.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Cortland-Rim...QQcmdZViewItem

In the meantime, there have been so many "rimfly" reels produced, that
it is difficult to find a specific reel. If you can give me some more
info, I might be able top help a bit more exactly.

This is the Cortland Rimfly small;
http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Cortland-R...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/CORTLAND-RIMFLY-...QQcmdZViewItem

You could simply ask this seller for the specs.

TL
MC

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:17 -0700, wrote:

Does anyone have the specs on the Cortland Rimfly small? (weight,
diameter, line suggestion).

Rimfly is no longer manufactured, but has been replaced by the Corland
Crown series. A small would take up to a WF5 line with 80 yards of
backing. I wouldn't use this reel for big fish, Janus, but it is
perfect for pan fish. Inexpensive and extra spools are too. Do a
google.

Dave

On Sep 18, 8:44 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:17 -0700, wrote:
Does anyone have the specs on the Cortland Rimfly small? (weight,
diameter, line suggestion).

Rimfly is no longer manufactured, but has been replaced by the Corland
Crown series. A small would take up to a WF5 line with 80 yards of
backing. I wouldn't use this reel for big fish, Janus, but it is
perfect for pan fish. Inexpensive and extra spools are too. Do a
google.

Dave

Thanks guys for the info I will do a google..

Just spoke to an old mate of mine about this, and he tells me the
"small" was 3 1/4 ", and took a #5 WF.

TL
MC