screws for 1495 pflueger medalist fly reel

The Pflueger fly reels are fine reels and more than adequate for the size of fish you are targeting. or so?I only recently(last summer)retired my Pfleuger to a back-up reel role and streamer trolling reel after acquiring a Hardy St.John to be used as my main salmon reel.Not that I needed it,but ya gotta love the sound of an Atlantic peeling line from a classic clik&pawl Hardy,LOL.The HSJ has virtually no drag other than as mentioned setting it to prevent overrun,and no exposed rim neither,but I had no trouble landing several salmon with it last season,much the same as anglers have been doing with it for decades.I can think of no legitimate reason for spending several hundred dollars on a trout reel,other than eye appeal and the prestige or status symbol,real or imagined,that goes with having it fastened to a $1000 rod?Pfleuger Medalists have been around and popular for a very long time because they are reliable,inexpensive,and more than enough reel to meet the demands of most anglers.After the fulltime use/abuse mine has taken over the last 20 years,I expect it will easily outlive me in it's now secondary role as a spare/trolling reel. range.It's my beleif that expensive fly reels with the latest in drag technology are waaaaay overated and completely unneccesary for most freshwater fishing.I merely set my drag to a comfortable level for stripping line off for casting and tight enough to prevent overrun.With the RC,I can palm the rim if I need to/want to put the brakes on a big fish,but 90%+ of the time I can get adequate drag by merely leaning back into the rod with fish up to 10 lbs. with it,as well as a few Chinooks in the 30 lb. In regards to experience,I've owned a 1595.5 RC for close to 20 years and have landed a couple hundred Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead up to 20+lbs. I'd say absolutely,go ahead and buy it,although the 1495 is quite a large reel for that size of fish?I'd think the 1494 with the capability of storing 7wt + backing should be plenty of reel for trout that size.I think maybe one of us is a bit confused though?You indicate the RC designation,which is the 1500 Rim Control series,so I beleive it is the 1595RC that you are considering?Regardless,the 1594RC is likely a better fit than the 95 for your applications. ' The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season withĪll the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.' John Voelker

There are many nice reels in the 60-80 dollar range, especially if you dont need great drag. Maybe mine is faulty but i don't recommend it. You can't cant palm the reel either so it really has no drag. So you get a lot of extra slack around the reel. The drag is non existent, tighten it and it doesnt make much difference, but loosen it and line just falls out of the reel. I have one from the 1970's it was my grandfathers.

Screws for 1495 pflueger medalist fly reel