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Beatnik69 · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 149

In this month's Total Flyfisher I read a comment about this type of reel that 'your line can be changed more quickly and efficiently'
I can see the advantage of having this type of reel in that the cassettes are extremely cheap and they are easy to transport as you don't have a spool handle sticking out but I can't see how they make changing a line easier. I have a Greys GRX reel but changed back to my Trion. To change lines on the cassette reel I had to unclip the spool, press out the cassette, press in the new one and clip in the spool again. With the Trion I perss the button, out pops the spool; clip in the new one and away I go.

I'm not into competetive angling so the only lines I have are a floater , intermediate and sinker. So other than the aforementioned advantages of price and transport are there any other real advantages to the pleasure angler in using this type of reel?

fossil-fish · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Carrickfergus

Actually quite agree with this. The reel of the moment seems to be the Hardy Demon which is a cassette type reel. The normal stillwater size reel weighs seven and a half ounces. That is seriously heavy. Even the storage advantages only really apply if you carry the spools in your pocket.

The serious advantage though has to be the price, for a reel in the price range of the demon spare spools could set you back about £100 each. Both systems have their pros and cons.

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