Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/302 Presented By: Dette Flies, Trxstle, Reyr Gear, LakeLady Rods Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Tim Gelinas, the founder of Farlex Reels, takes us on the why behind the click and pawl reel, and the story of putting up his own reel company. We talk about the Hardy Perfect and a bunch of other contemporary and classic reels that influenced his designs. Find out how Tim came up with the name Farlex for his reels and what his favorite reels are aside from his own.  Tim saw some problems with the reels he used before so, with his designs, he wants to solve most of those problems and make Farlex your reel of preference. Click and Pawl Reel Show Notes with Tim Gelinas 03:51 - Tim's first gear was a Pfueger Medalist and a Pfueger graphite fly rod 09:08 - Tim's catch rate increased when he started using a Hardy Perfect click and pawl reel - he explains why 16:02 - Hardy is the first reel manufacturer or reels in the 1800s in England - from an American standpoint, Edward