Automatic Fly Fishing Reels
For quick retrieval, try an automatic fly fishing reel

The novice fisherman has a number of choices to make in outfitting his fishing equipment. Besides selecting a fly fishing rod, he must decide as to which fly fishing reel will work best in conjunction with his chosen rod. One of the more popular reels is an automatic fly fishing reel.

Novice fly fishermen should, whenever possible, consult friends and relatives that are fly fishermen to see what types of rods, reels and line they use. An excellent way to get a feel for the fishing gear is to borrow their equipment and see what works best for them before actually purchasing the equipment themselves. Some reels can cost up to $700, which is not an investment that most novice fly fishermen would want to make.


Which Fly Fishing Reel?


One of the marvels of modern fishing equipment are the automatic fly fishing reels. These allow fly fishermen to automatically retrieve the fly line. Automatic fly fishing reels allow the fisherman to simply press a button or flip a lever allowing the fly line to be pulled into the reel.

The automatic fly fishing reel is the quickest retrieval system on the market today. Other retrieval systems on the market that is more common that automatic fly fishing reels are the single action retrieval system or the multiplying retrieval system. The single action retrieval system is the slowest to use and requires the fly fisherman to do the work himself. The multiplying retrieval system is faster than the single action system and multiplies the fly fisherman's effort of retrieving the fly line.


Which Fly Fishing Reel Retrieval System?

Other than choosing a type of retrieval system, such as the automatic fly fishing reel, the fly fisherman also has to decide what type of drag system to have on the fly fishing reel. The spring and pawl system is the most common system of providing tension to the line so that a larger fish cannot pull all of the line off the reel. This system is noisy, giving a clicking noise as the tension is applied. The other type of drag system is a disk system that is silent and is also more expensive than the spring and pawl system.


Other Automatic Fly Fishing Reel Considerations

In addition to the above considerations, the actual weight of the reel is a factor that needs to be taken into consideration. The fact is that a lighter reel makes the pole easier to handle. Another factor to consider is the different widths of the spools. The width allows for more or less line to be wound on the spool. A spool is often called the 'arbor' and beyond the amount of the line it holds, it also affects how quickly the line can be retrieved. And lastly, note that there are different finishes used on the fly fishing reels. This should be a consideration on your automatic fly fishing reel or other reel types, that allows the reel to hold up in various types of weather conditions.