Click Pawl reels?

[Chris Johnson]

I would like to find a good click pawl reel for a spey rod that does not cost an arm and a leg, do they exist?

 

[underachiever]

You can occasionally find some old jw youngs for a decent price.

 

[jake-e-boy]

I got a hardy marquis salmon #2 for $200 with backing and solar collector and had only been used once as a demo reel. Just gotta lurk speypages and eBay. Or have homies that guide.

 

[Charles Sullivan]

Look for JW young reels. You cheap bastard.

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[Chris Johnson]

 

[troutdopemagic]

Lurk the 'bay for a legit English made Hardy Marquis. Right now I run a Korean made Marquis Salmon 3 I bought new for I think $325. I've had no issues whatsoever. A little tiny bit of spool wobble but nothing bad at all.

 

[Brian Thomas]

I have a couple of English made Salmons , and a JW Youngs 1540 . The Youngs is a better built , sturdier reel than the Hardy`s .

 

[Chris Johnson]

Anyone have any experience with "Farlow" reels?

 

[Randall Clark]

I'll throw in another opinion for Young. Relatively inexpensive and will last forever. I actually like them so much that I sold a couple of Hardys I had and now have Young (I think they sound better and have better springs)

 

[nailbender]

Chris, I don't have any experience with farlows myself. I nave read however that after 1940 many were made for them by youngs. After about 1958 sharpes of aberdeen made reels for farlow also. Thats all I know about them.

 

[Randall Dee]

I've bought JW Young Salmon (wide) versions on ebay in the $50 to $60 range. They're built like a tank. The poor mans Hardy.

 

[bennysbuddy]

Anyone have any experience with "Farlow" reels?

farlows are good,usually they were made by J.w. Young & Sons

 

[Dan Page]

Any of the Farlow Serpents, Python's, etc. are all good solid reels but have been increasing in price of late. They are not palmable spools, but that's not a big deal and actually makes them less damageable. If possible check to make sure springs still have some strength to them.

 

[SpeySpaz]

And if you go for more modern reels, there's the Tibor and Abel and Lamson speys, and Speyco makes a reasonably priced and very inventive line of reels, pretty tough too.

 

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