Fly Fishing Tackle: Cortland Endurance Fly Reel Analysis
If you love fly fishing, then it’s quite likely you also relish amassing fly fishing tackle. In the off season, there’s nothing more enjoyable than looking in catalogues and searching the internet for the perfect pieces of gear. Here is a little information regarding a great fly reel I’ve recently discovered: the exceptionally useful Cortland Endurance.
Fly Fishing Tackle - Concerning the Cortland Endurance Fly Reel
This particular reel features both large and standard arbours, making it the perfect option for salmon and trout anglers equally. Made with 2x 9/10 spools along with 2x 7/8 spools, the Endurance reel is certainly a great value for the price. The standard and large arbour cassettes are made with strong, durable polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is a type of plastic made from a nearly unbreakable and extremely durable polymer that can be extruded and formed into an extensive range of components. Polycarbonate is amazingly heat-resistant and even is used to make bullet proof “glass” such as that found in high-security applications. So, you can expect the polycarbonate components of your Cortland Endurance reel to function perfectly for a long time.
Fly Fishing Tackle - Added Elements of the Cortland Endurance Fly Reel
To gain more variety, a variety of spool sizes are offered separately. The frame of the Endurance reel is cast aluminium and built to be both sturdy and lightweight, an element you’re guaranteed to enjoy whenever playing a fish on your line. The spool is made from cast aluminium as well, possesses an exposed rim and is also the quick release type. The sleek cork composite drag is conveniently centre mounted and adjusts quickly from extremely light to full on and vice versa. Yet another feature is the polyurethane adjustment knob and handle which are both resistant to both cold and wet weather. The knob has good non-slip attributes. The Endurance can be bought in two sizes. Size #1 is called “small” and is suited for the 3- to 5-weight line. The #2 “medium” size operates well using 6- to 8-weight line. The reel is easy to change for either left-handed or right-handed retrieve. The lifetime warranty tends to make this particular reel a tremendous purchase at somewhere between £40.00 and £50.00.
Fly Fishing Tackle - Some More Features
The #1 Endurance reel weighs only 6.4 ounces with the standard cassette fitted and 6.7 ounces with the large arbour cassette attached. The #2 model weighs 7.7 ounces with the standard cassette and 8.0 ounces fitted with equipped with the large arbour. There are four cassette sizes offered, storing 100, 150, 200 and as much as 350 yards of 20 lb. Cortland Micron fly line. Not surprisingly, the Endurance reel has earned the “Best Value Award” courtesy of Trout Fisherman magazine. One reviewer recently wrote: This reel is very well priced and the deep and shallow spools add a nice touch. He recognized an issue, nonetheless: One issue Cortland needs to address involves the rubber O-rincatching between the spool and stub, causing the spool to get stuck; it is basically the only major problem with the reel.
To get an excellent all-around value from fly fishing tackle, I greatly recommend the Cortland Endurance fly reel.
If you want to find out more about fly fishing tackle like the Cortland Endurance fly reel, please contact Keen’s Tackle and Guns on 01656 722448. Or visit www.keenstackleandguns.co.uk.
Posted: September 2nd, 2010 under Recreation.
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