These Valentines are truly beautiful reels, I just have one question. Why is there a click when bringing line in and not going out? Personally I like the sound of the reel as the fish takes line.

I'm sure someone here can tell me why they were made this way.

Thanks,
Barry

I understand where the sound comes from. If the indents in the drag plate were in the opposite direction wouldn't the click be changed from inbound to outbound click?

Thanks,
Barry

Could the stepped clutch have been made so the click would have been on the outbound instead of on the inbound?

Does the drag plate rotate as line is being taken out or is it stationary? Sorry if silly question.

The Valentine Single Actions, like the Classic Planetary reels, can be changed from RHW to LHW by changing the ramped Delrin clutch disc.
I have five of the smaller trout reels now in regular use. All my reels came with either a black disc for LHW (installed), with a brown RHW disc as a spare brake component, or visa versa. At one time, one of these discs were white.

(These clutch discs are I believe still available from Val-Craft.) I have not worn out a disc in over 30 years. They get dimpled with use, but they keep on working.

There does not seem to be any separate click mechanisms designed into the Classic Planetary or the Single Action reels. The clutch pin produces the sound as it rides off each "ramp" of the Delrin disc. I don't know if the Planetary Plus reels have a separate clicker for the line going out.

It's funny, for a decade or so I only used Valentines for all my trout & bass fishing. I got used to a "quiet out".

Enjoy your Single Action #89. Cheers, Istvan