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hello all. its been an interesting read following the "old hardy" thread. after a fair amount of research and studying, i think my first old hardy will be a trout sized model.
i am interested in the peerless 4A but have never been able to lay my hands on one for a upclose look. nor have i been able to dig up much for info here by running searches. i would appreciate your opinions & thoughts on it.
i had thought that it utilised the vom hofe style drag that the salmon model peerless reels carry, but from a web site description it looks as though it has a spring pawl system. i'm fine with the spring pawl, even enjoy them. i don't think a spool of that large a diameter all that hard to control. i am curious though how you apply additional braking to a fully caged spool? what options are there? place a finger or two inside the spool against the line/backing surface?
are there other vintage type reels being built and available?
would like to hear from someone............... thanks. SG
i am interested in the peerless 4A but have never been able to lay my hands on one for a upclose look. nor have i been able to dig up much for info here by running searches. i would appreciate your opinions & thoughts on it.
i had thought that it utilised the vom hofe style drag that the salmon model peerless reels carry, but from a web site description it looks as though it has a spring pawl system. i'm fine with the spring pawl, even enjoy them. i don't think a spool of that large a diameter all that hard to control. i am curious though how you apply additional braking to a fully caged spool? what options are there? place a finger or two inside the spool against the line/backing surface?
are there other vintage type reels being built and available?
would like to hear from someone............... thanks. SG