Well, for starters, the Hardy Ultralite MTX-S is an expensive fly reel. There are decent fly-rod-and-reel combo kits out there that cost less than the price of this piece of fly-fishing equipment.

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...

and on the right is the new Pflueger Medalist fly reel that Pure Fishing offers today. / Ken Baldwin Moving Forward With a View of the Past I wasn't expecting to like this reel. I viewed re ...