" Spreel " by Paul Marriner
(The Canadian Fly Fisher)
"
Ever turn the air blue when that new fly line spool comes apart while
winding it onto your reel ? Need I mention the tangled mess which ensues
?
Now
say goodby to such irritations, at least for somes lines. The Spreel (contraction
of "speed reel") from France (BéGéPeL) is one
of those, "why didn't i think of that" products.
Slip
in a spool, clip it to your rod and reel away contentedly. Enough pressure
to prevent over-spooling while simultaneously eliminating line twist.
One snag is that the Spreel only accepts spools smaller than 111 mm.
Okay are all the round flyline spools of which i'm aware as well as several hexagonal spools, but equally, the hexagonal spools of some well-know line types are too large for the device. Regardless, the Spreel will also work well for spooling on shooting line, backing, or ...well you might say the name of that other reel type, but i couldn't possibly mention it. Regardless, keep your eyes open for this simple and inexpensive product, as if it accepts the spool you just bought, you'll be happy to have it. "
Paul Marriner
Published in the CANADIAN Fly Fisher magazine in October - December issue
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Paul
Marriner
Associate Editor: The Canadian Fly Fisher
Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member:
OWAA &
OWC.
Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose
& Use
Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal,
Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
Paul Marriner lives in Mader's Cove on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. A fly fisher for more than thirty-five years, he has angled for a wide variety of fresh and salt water species in a dozen countries around the world. Paul is Associate Editor of The Canadian Fly Fisher magazine and has had hundreds of articles published in North America and abroad. In 1991 he won the Gregory Clark Award for outstanding contributions to the arts of fly fishing. His other books include: Atlantic Salmon - A Fly Fishing Primer, The Ausable River Journal, The Miramichi River Journal, and Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies. Paul is also a seventeen-time member of the Canadian team participating in the World and Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships and was the Captain of the Canadian team from 1994 to 1996 and again in 2000
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