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Post 23 Aug 2018, 18:37 • #26 
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This is a refreshing thread. My Hardy addict friends seem to like noisy reels and make me feel inferior for liking silent reels. It's not as if I can't tell a fish is running.

Two reels which I love to fish have some of the worst sounds. Pflueger Medalist and Ross Gunnison. It doesn't keep me from fishing them.

For silent reels, the Ross R1, and Marryat (with the clicker removed) are my favorites. Some of the Abel big game reels can be adjusted to Silent payout with a somewhat subdued click on retrieve. However it's hard to tell if it can be converted without looking at the inside of the reel.

I'm sure my tastes will change over time, but for now, silent is better.


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Post 23 Aug 2018, 19:09 • #27 
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carlz wrote:
I'm sure my tastes will change over time, but for now, silent is better.


I'm finding myself leaning this way more and more lately.


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Post 24 Aug 2018, 04:28 • #28 
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(not in any particular order)

Hardy Taupo
Bogdan Large Trout
Pate Trout
Uniqua, LRH Lightweight, Featherweight, Flyweight
CFO
Hydra
Tibor Freestone
Abel TR
Pridex
Sage 3100
Aaron
Douglas Argus
Pflueger Gem/Medalist click
Sage 500 series
J. Ryall Julianne

and about 37 others I cannot think of right now... I love fly reels :rollin


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Post 25 Aug 2018, 14:35 • #29 
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I found an old Martin 63 It sounds just about right to me .. I'm going to keep looking for other reels
That sound like this maybe in a size bigger Image


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Post 25 Aug 2018, 20:11 • #30 
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The sweetest sound I've ever heard a reel make came from an old English-made Hardy Featherweight. All the Lightweights are good, but the Featherweight, or at least that particular one, was slightly quieter than the other models and just had this perfect and pleasant hum to it.


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Post 25 Aug 2018, 20:51 • #31 
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Another strong vote for the Hardy made CFOs...


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Post 27 Aug 2018, 09:19 • #32 
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Sweetest clicker: Kineya 300 series. Sweetest silent check: Galvan Brookie series. If my Kineya 300A had the same "clicker" as my Brookie, I'd never look at another reel, much less fish one!


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Post 27 Aug 2018, 13:16 • #33 
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Newfydog wrote:
Sorry, for me, the quieter the better. I fish a lot with Medalists though, so it's no dealbreaker.

That covers it.


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Post 27 Aug 2018, 13:35 • #34 
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For sound, I like either a Marquis #5/SA System 5 or an LRH Lightweight.
For a silent line out it's my Valentine Single Actions, #76 & #83 (they go put-put with line going in).


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Post 27 Aug 2018, 18:42 • #35 
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blueprof wrote:
For sound, I like either a Marquis #5/SA System 5 or an LRH Lightweight.
For a silent line out it's my Valentine Single Actions, #76 & #83 (they go put-put with line going in).



Istvan

Nice to see you got back on the forum.

Paul


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Post 28 Aug 2018, 12:58 • #36 
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Whichever one has a fish on it at the time.


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Post 01 Sep 2018, 22:08 • #37 
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The last time I had a guide and got a good fish on, he said "You can always tell a Hardy reel, they just sound so good". (Hardy Princess in this case)


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Post 02 Sep 2018, 10:13 • #38 
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For me there is no better sounding reel than a well-used Hardy Featherweight. Actually, any of the Lightweight series sound beautiful with a fish on. (Carl, we need to talk. :))
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Post 05 Sep 2018, 07:30 • #39 
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Duff
that setup looks great!

Colston Newton wrote:
Whichever one has a fish on it at the time.

lol best answer


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Post 05 Sep 2018, 13:35 • #40 
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Duff wrote:
(Carl, we need to talk. :))


What?

I can't hear you.... your reel is too loud.


Last edited by carlz on 05 Sep 2018, 19:33, edited 1 time in total.

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Post 05 Sep 2018, 15:19 • #41 
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I've heard mine on tv, and they sound great

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Post 06 Sep 2018, 02:20 • #42 
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JW Young Beaudex.


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Post 06 Sep 2018, 07:24 • #43 
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wineslob wrote:
JW Young Beaudex.

that's generous, but they do work well.


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Post 06 Sep 2018, 16:09 • #44 
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Snowman wrote:
I personally believe that plate winders have the best sound, given the enclosure acts as a resonator of sorts. A 1912 with brass arm bar is my absolute favorite (but do get a little pricey), but these are the three I have that appeal to me most. The Ross Colorado isn’t bad, the new Abel Trout with pawl mounted on the spool have a very pleasant unique sound as well. But to me the perfect style is just perfect.

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Snowman, the wood on the second photo is just beautiful!


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Post 19 Sep 2018, 23:35 • #45 
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bulldog1935 wrote:
wineslob wrote:
JW Young Beaudex.

that's generous, but they do work well.



Well, I like them. Very classic sounding to my ears.


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Post 20 Sep 2018, 03:24 • #46 
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Yup, Hardys are noisy all right.
But the sound of a Zenith in the middle of a dark night when a large sea-run brown takes the fly is as electrifying as the tug of the take itself. And if you hear that noise from a neighbouring angler somewhere in the darkness, it is almost as exciting.

I had been doing this sort of fishing with an Orvis Odyssey 2: lovely reel, great drag, but a pretty quiet clicker. Got the Zenith this summer, and took me back to my youth, and the Hardy Viscount 150. That was a lousy reel: the Zenith is class, and the sound is great.


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Post 20 Sep 2018, 07:32 • #47 
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Bogdan.


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Post 21 Sep 2018, 23:18 • #48 
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Completely subjective, but I prefer any clicker to the disc drag models. The Waterworks Purist/Sage 3000 click series plastic pawl has a very nice (albeit more subdued click). The Hardy made Sage 500 series reels have a beautiful sound to them and a nice rim to palm (which is lacking on the Hardy Lightweight series). The Hardy Perfect has the “perfect” click IMHO. I’m even a fan of the Abel clickers too, but they are definitely toward the louder end of the clicker spectrum (especially the larger Spey and Switch models).


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Post 22 Sep 2018, 10:54 • #49 
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I may have a Zern of flyreels (see "The Zern" in Gene Hill's book, Hill Country, and as such I have reels that produce a variety of sounds (or lack thereof). The best sounding trout reel for me is a Hardy Perfect which is more of a subdued click than that of my Featherweight. When I was a guide in Alaska, we nicknamed any reel with a click "The Bear Dinner Bell"...seems that on some rivers, where there wasn't a bear in sight when we put the clients into the water, as soon as there was a hook up and those clickers went off, big brown heads came poking out of the alders looking for flopping fish (Now, on more crowded streams, those clickers also alert other fishermen)...I used Ross R series reels (silent out & in) and we called them the Alaskan Safety Reels.

For Steelhead, Salmon, and all saltwater, I like a reel with a click that provides me with an audible indication of the speed at which whatever I've hooked is traveling away.

Whatever you choose, remember the mantra of the great unwashed from my college days in the 60's, "if it feels good, do it!"

Have fun,


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Post 09 Dec 2018, 13:52 • #50 
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Surprised no one mentioned the Heddon Imperial 125. Solid reel, good looking, later models have adjustable drag and the later models can be had for around $100.


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