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Post 24 Apr 2011, 12:14 • #1 
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You may recognize these pictures from a year or so ago. Well ... these pouches are starting to take hold here in the Twin Cities. We decided to go with the name Reel Wool Products because we have a series of products going online that are made entirely of hand knit and felted Fisherman's Wool.

The products are hand knit and hand felted by my mother-in-law in Minnesota and the buttons are hand carved in my shop. It's getting hard to find products that are REALLY hand crafted in the USA!

The purpose of these reel pouches is simple, protect your reel from dings and dents while you walk from the car to your fishing spot. Nothing like dropping your rare or $300 modern machined reel on the rocks, or how about rolling around in the back of your truck when you take the short trip to your next favorite spot! The felted wool offers a breathable, protective layer to your reel - eliminating dreaded reel rash. When you get to your spot the pouch unbuttons and fit rights in your pocket.

If the reel protector gets wet, the material is naturally breathable and will dry in a snap. Wool is the perfect material around water!

These pouches retail for $29.95 and will be sold at fly fishing shops nationwide and online.

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Here is the prototype in the other color we are offering ... Brown (no button attached). In regards to sizing, we are modeling our sizes in 2 classes, Classic and Modern. The Classic line is modeled to fit the Pflueger Medalist line of reels, the1492 Medalist up to the big pig the 1598. The Modern is still in the works and will probably be designed to fit a product line from Ross.

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I'm curious what you guys think? I had my mother-in-law knit one of these for me and I have been using it for over a year. I love the look and functionality of the wool. My local shop has sold over 500 of these pouches and we are just getting into shipping nationwide.

Please give me some feedback ...

Thank you,

Doug

[Doug; I moved a copy here to What's New on the Market because there is no way to reply to topics in the For Sale section. Tom]


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Post 24 Apr 2011, 13:30 • #2 
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I really like those pouches. My only thing would be the feel of it. The typical scratchy wool feel sends chills down my spine. I cannot even touch that kind of wool. I do love the smart wool and other products that are soft. What is the texture of these like?


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Post 24 Apr 2011, 14:25 • #3 
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Because the pouch is felted it is nice and soft, not like those sweaters we had to wear years ago. I too dislike the feel of that spiny yarn and this is not that kind of material. Wet felting really softens the material and gives it a nice feel. The texture completely changes during the felting process.

Hopefully this helps ...

Thanks again for your interaction.

Doug


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Post 25 Apr 2011, 07:19 • #4 
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That sounds good. I like the idea of a pouch that will let the reel dry through it. I find myself usually having to set my reel on the shelf without a pouch for a day so I know it is dry before putting it into it's pouch. Might just have to check into these. Thanks for the reply.


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Post 04 May 2011, 10:37 • #5 
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That's a bright idea. I carry my rods outside of cases or tubes all the time, and having something to button over and protect the reel is a good idea.


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Post 07 May 2011, 05:22 • #6 
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pretty cool - looks like a lot of work to knit one.
neoprene cases are a simple solution to the question.
Wool is nice, though because it gets along well with water.


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