12-06-2008, 09:13 PM
It is just the looks DR. It is a Vom Hoffe replica. Put out by Angler's Roost.
The plus side of this replica, is modern technology. The reel is aluminum and light as a feather. The down side, the bamboo I am having built will be an older taper (91) and it will be more tip heavy than I am use to.
Now a heavier reel will be the ticket for it.
An old trick, buy weighted trolling line. Put it on the reel then the backing, then the line.
But for now, this reel on my ultra light 7' 4 weight boo is a perfect marriage.
An although not the genuine article, I panic enough with the price of the rod let alone a reel, so the Replica is perfect.
You realize, if I were to use the real thing, it would be like fishing with the cost of a car.
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The plus side of this replica, is modern technology. The reel is aluminum and light as a feather. The down side, the bamboo I am having built will be an older taper (91) and it will be more tip heavy than I am use to.
Now a heavier reel will be the ticket for it.
An old trick, buy weighted trolling line. Put it on the reel then the backing, then the line.
But for now, this reel on my ultra light 7' 4 weight boo is a perfect marriage.
An although not the genuine article, I panic enough with the price of the rod let alone a reel, so the Replica is perfect.
You realize, if I were to use the real thing, it would be like fishing with the cost of a car.
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