klik2change
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I have one reel that measures about 160 mm across the diameter of the entire reel, and about 140 diameter for the actual spool. the spool is about 25 mm wide and there is no lineguard. That is without doubt a centrepin reel - at least in my mind. Some old salmon reels are around this size, I believe, but there is no room for a fly line...
I also have an old Allcock's reel, with a spool about 40 mm wide, and also 55 mm spool diameter, the overall diameter is about 90 mm. It has a lineguard. Now I am sure that's a fly reel as it has width and depth to take a fly line...
When I was a kid I had a fly reel I used as a centrepin - and so did other kids I knew.
How can anyone tell for certain whether a reel is a fly reel or a centrepin?
I also have an old Allcock's reel, with a spool about 40 mm wide, and also 55 mm spool diameter, the overall diameter is about 90 mm. It has a lineguard. Now I am sure that's a fly reel as it has width and depth to take a fly line...
When I was a kid I had a fly reel I used as a centrepin - and so did other kids I knew.
How can anyone tell for certain whether a reel is a fly reel or a centrepin?