As promised ... side by side

[AshbyCut]

The 'ventilated' unnamed 'Homer Flick 'Em' style reel arrived today ... and it's identical to the first ... apart from the obvious. I believe them to have been made by the same hand ... though whether the holes were drilled by the same hand we will never know.

It does have black handles though.

The reason for the 'modification' become obvious on the scales ... the 'standard' (with it's line guard) weighs in at 10.1oz (286gr) whereas his non-identical twin is a meagre 8.10z (228gr) ... a 20% saving in weight which may make a day's trotting more comfortable.

[Liphook]

A fine brace! Does the spool spring mean the spools have a slight weight bias?

[AshbyCut]

A fine brace! Does the spool spring mean the spools have a slight weight bias?

Too little to be noticeable, Sir.

[Tonkin Wand]

Whoever set the faceplate out it was done to VERY exact machining. However the back plate was not, the error is in the foot attachment particuley covering the the adjacent boring with room for adjustment towards the pawl position if set out better. Exposing the innermost section including the spring/pawl, an invitation to muck and dirt ! However Id like to own them Tony

[Duckett]

Very nice Mal.

[Crucian]

I like those, nice reels.