I realize there are more Medalist aficionados on here but I'm hoping for one SA expert to answer a question. I have around 20 SA reels (both #1 and #2's all BFR, plus, a few of Hardy manufacture) but I saw one on Ebay recently that I have not seen before, a system 2, 5/6 LC. Does anyone know what the LC designation means. I assume the "L" means light but the "C" ?? Information on SA reels is harder to come by than many old reels but hopefully someone has the answer. Thank you

You are the second person to tell me this, I was skeptical the first time I heard it but am now becoming more of a believer. The posting on Ebay did not show a picture of the drag mechanism but I am going to ask the owner of he would post one. Wish someone would write a definitive book/article(s) about all the different configurations of SA reels that were manufactured. Thank you very much

Here’s a quick pic of the inside of my LC4/5

They are cool reels

Is this thing on?

Anyone else want to post photos and help increase the price of an ongoing auction? I know you are trying to help the original poster. Google indexes our site all the time. Their search spider is online more than me! Not to mention, I'm sure forum members are more than happy to wait for troutbum243 - just like one dog waits for another.


Tom

I had both of these reels years ago (4/5 and 6/7).I am pretty sure they came out before the System One series.They were probably more expensive to manufacture than the later ones.

Some eBay advice. If at all possible, rely on your own search abilities before asking questions. It's not that people don't want to answer questions. The problem is that we LOVE to answer questions (see above). As I noted, that helps everyone, whether they are a forum member or not. In this particular case, Google had not indexed the discussion by the time the auction ended. Perhaps a forum member with a last second snipe got lucky.

An unlimited Google search will come back with a lot of trash. Limit your searches to web sites likely to have answers, not click bait. First off, the comprehensive, site provided, forum search is in the upper right corner of the page. However, our forum search is not perfect. It will not index on terms with fewer than 3 letters, such as "LC". If you need a more complete search, use Google. Add site:fiberglassflyrodders.com/forum/ to the end of your query. That expression limits the search to only our forum. Use site:classicflyrodforum.com/forum/ for Clark's forum and site:reeltalk.orcaonline.org/ for ORCA.

There are other good, high information web sites for vintage gear fanatics. Make a note of them when you find them.


Tom

No, it's System One and System Two and has nothing to do with Hardy-made reels and Fisher glass rods.
They never made a numeral System 1 and System 2 until the large arbor reels of this millennium.

Hardy did make "Scientific Angler System Reels" for SA they are a clone of a Marquis and are marked Made By Hardy. Both System 1's and 2's were made in England by BFR, I own several of each and they all are clearly marked as such. I think it is safe to say that if a SA 1 or 2 is not marked Made in England it was made off shore (Japan or Korea) I own a few of these as well and they seem to be as well made as the BFR reels, BUT, they are generally less expensive. l You are correct there is a lot of confusion with the System 2's because they made so many different styles and types it is hard to keep track of all of them. One thing is certain however, the price on them is increasing, when I started buying them a few years ago you could find lots of them for not a lot of money, that is not the case today.

If we keep this thread going long enough perhaps more people with more info on SA reels will chime in and give us all more info on a very good reel that sort of flies under the radar

Interesting about the differences in how the 1's and One's denote different manufacturers, I did not know that. Obviously there is a lot about SA reels I don't know. I started using SA reels many years ago on a steelhead trip when my reel failed and my buddy let me borrow his SA2, 8/9 after using it for a week I was convinced these were good reels. I purchased a few more over the years but it wasn't til about 2 yrs ago I became interested in the history and many different models, my wife would say I am now obsessed, I prefer the word interested. I pulled out my System Ones (1's) and found one that does not have either System One or System 1 marked on it, it's all black, a small 456 on faceplate and marked Made in England. I will try and post a pic of it but I am not sure I can do it

I was unable to post the pics of the 456 reel and unfortunately in the process I was unable to post anything, but I believe through the prompt attention and help of the Mod (Tom) I am now OK. Not sure I want to try and post the pic again I may crash the whole forum