Vintage Fly Fishing Reels

Last weekend my soon to be father in law gave me a bunch of old fly fishing gear to try out. I got four reels, dozens of flys, a rod, and some old fishing line. The only line is of course unusable, but two of the reels and the rod are in very nice condition and should be perfect for me to get a start of fly fishing. Season opener for bass and trout is just a couple weeks away, so I am very excited. I have very little knowledge of fly fishing gear, but from what I have found online, these are at least 30 year old reels and they don’t hold much value (other then sentimental value of course). If you readers out there know anything about these reels, feel free to share your knowledge.

Vintage Condex fly fishing reel (2)
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Vintage Emperor 1684 fly fishing reel
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Vintage Bristol 65 fly fishing reel
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Friday March 21st, 2008 @ 11:06 AM | Clive Mathias

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[...] are a few shots of the old fishing line I got with the vintage fly fishing reels. The monofilament line is pretty weak compared to the braided line I’m used to, but I’m [...]

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