Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: TrophyHunter on January 03, 2007, 02:34:41 PM
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Well after many months of asking questions and deliberating and thinking and dreaming I got my choice down to two reels, the Islander Steelheader and the Kingfisher Bearing.. well I just picked up my new reel and I must say I think I made a good choice !!!!
I am a very happy boy right now ;D ;D ;D ;D
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TRick,
Did you buy the last one at Dave's shop?
Yes, that was the final detail for me .. I got the old price if I waited for the new batch it was almost $100 more
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sweet looking reel Rick! Id love to have one of those in my collection one day, I also recieved a late Christmas present in the mail today, a Arnold Kingpin centrepin. Its a nasty addiction collecting centrepins, might as well be collecting Faberge eggs for the price of some of them :o
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TRick,
Did you buy the last one at Dave's shop?
You mean he didn't buy it on Ebay for $74?
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For a moment there I thought Rick bought new runners. ;D
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TRick,
Did you buy the last one at Dave's shop?
You mean he didn't buy it on Ebay for $74?
I try to support my local guy as much as possible, this is something I wanted to buy brand new
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I did purchase a kingfisher(bearing) centerpin too,Did try it out on last sunday at the vedder,It was a very smooth reel and is better than my islander.
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Very nice Rick. I guess you will be using it for the derby. Oh and by the way this is a far better discusion about a purchase then the one about shoes ;D ;D .
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watch out upstream...can't wait to see you casting that thing!!! :D :D
ahhh good for you...I had that one and it was really smooth..ohhhh the birds nests aren't that bad either....
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Good going buddy! So, what made you decide on that reel and not the other one?
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WHAT ROD RU PUTTING IT ON ?
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Xgolfman,
"ahhh good for you...I had that one and it was really smooth..ohhhh the birds nests aren't that bad either...." You had the bushing version.... different reel, the bearing Kingfisher just came out. If you had birds nest with the bushing Kingfisher, then I imagine it would be worse with this reel. Are you gonna buy this one to try it out or are you just going to leave it alone altogether. ;) ;D
bushings one...no I really liked mine but it buggered up my wrist..or I should say golfing did and the C.P. made it worse...So, i'm a fly and gear guy...birds nest weren't bad at all...Actually for all I heard about how tough they are to fish, they aren't...just the upstream casting on the first couple trips.. :D
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nice score, i got the exact reel for christmas,theres only a few out there, these reels are smooth and i really like the color, it matches up great with my lamiglass,and they are really light ,have fun with it
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WHAT ROD RU PUTTING IT ON ?
3106LB
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Good going buddy! So, what made you decide on that reel and not the other one?
Holding the two of them in my hands, the Milner felt lighter and the finish seemed nicer, for just a lil more $$ it seemed to be the right choice, plus the fact that there aren't that many out there and it is a couple of month wait for the next batch I thought I had better snap the last one up :)
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Very nice Rick. I guess you will be using it for the derby. Oh and by the way this is a far better discusion about a purchase then the one about shoes ;D ;D .
I just bought a spey rod is that also better than talking about buying shoes :P
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Very nice Rick. I guess you will be using it for the derby. Oh and by the way this is a far better discusion about a purchase then the one about shoes ;D ;D .
I just bought a spey rod is that also better than talking about buying shoes :P
That would be a big yes ;D ;D .
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Excellent choice rick!!!! I also got another Kingfisher however I got a 4in bushing. Hopefully many fish to come
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Nice looking reel.
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the dull polish of it also matches that bald head.. :D
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Nice set up Rick...
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Nice toy man! Sea-run has at least one too. Was in there yesterday with my greedy little mitts all over it.
...so many pins....so much money I don't have...sigh. :-\
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nice reel TR ;D
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nice reel TR ;D
Maybe we should start and elitist milner gang !! ;D ;D
oh yeah and nice reel !!
TR