totally classic - all models of Battenkill are desirable

An English Battenkill Disc 3/4 paired with a Sage LL you say?


Yes. That will work.

Good reel. It's British-made, from the mid '90s. The manufacturer was BFR, then owned by Orvis. There are both disc drag and spring-and-pawl models around, and they are workhorses.

My 5/6 disc has been going for 20 years. I've lined it with 4,5 and 6 lines. It's done everything from step across creeks to medium trout water. Versatile and classic.

I have two of the 3/4 size multiplier version of this reel. Like them a lot. Since the drag is disc you can also move the pawl out of the way if need a little silence.

Only problem I ever had was with one that would go into the silent mode on its own. That's how I found out you could just disengage the pawl if desired. Maybe the higher speed of the spool on a multiplier was what was knocking the pawl into stow position. Need a stronger spring possibly?

Barry