Gladding Intrepid Rimfly

[Wandler]

I have just bought one of these on a well known auction! I did it entirely on a whim.

Are they any good?

[Trevor]

From what I gather there were a lot of them made, and they were a budget reel but well built.
I rather like the look of them and the fact they're cheap, in fact I lost out on one this morning by 50p as I wasn't around when the auction ended (well done if this was the one you bought). There seem to be plenty about though, so there'll always be another chance

[Wandler]

Mine was bought this evening for the princely sum of £4.19.

Now I would be living up to my Scottish heritage if I were to say it wisnae cheep but it wis awfu dear!

I really don't expect much of this reel but who knows? I wonder if this particular rimfly was one made by J W Young on contract?

What I really wanted to buy was a J W Young Pridex but I got led up the Gladding Rimfly path!

[Wandler]

Thanks for the reply BarryK.

I read somewhere on a US site that J W Young had made reels for K P Morritt and for Gladding. I wonder if this is true?

Forgive my ignorance but what does BFR stand for?

[Wandler]

I think I have it .... British Fly Reels.

Of Falmouth.

Makes sense!

[Champ]

Rimflys are bomproof.Good all round reels.

[Beresford]

I have used them on and off for many years, 38 to be precise. Last year I bought a mint LW version, boxed for £6. Simple bomb proof – do the job kind of reels. I've only ever known one to have a problem and that was because it had really just worn out over decades of use. As far as I'm aware they were never made by Youngs.

[Wandler]

Thanks for hat Beresford. I seem to recall getting the gen re J W Young's making them for Gladding from a US Classic reels web-page. Maybe I just got mixed up or the guy on the US page got it wrong. I am looking forward to getting the reel though.