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Thread: How many fly reel manufacturers were in Califonia's history?

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    Default How many fly reel manufacturers were in Califonia's history?

    A list of CA reel makers?

    We will want to do a little history of each company.

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    Ross Reels - originally up in Etna, CA.

    Teton Tioga Reels - San Andreas, CA

    Abel Reels - originally in Camarillo, CA

    Langley Reels - San Diego, CA

    Galvan Reels - Sonora, CA

    Fenwick Reels - Westminster, CA

    Hatch Reels - Vista, CA

    J Ryall Reels - San Carlos, CA

    Peaker Reels - San Jose, CA

    Trout Tahoe Reel - San Jose, CA

    Orvis Odyssey - SoCal ?

    Thompson Reels - San Francisco, CA

    Bauers Reels - started in Salinas, CA

    Aaron Reels - Grass Valley, CA

    Stutz Reels - ?

    Aspen Reels - San Marcos, CA

    Phos Reels - ?

    Arnold Reels - Los Angles, CA - Bivan Manufacturing







    Any more?


    Please do what you can to help me get the list of all fly reel manufacturers in California's history.

    Thanks for any help....

    Eventually we will research and write a little history of these companies.
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    I have a Trout Tahoe, Model 201, made in San Jose, CA (all this info is stamped on the reel). My guess is that this reel was made in the late 1940's or early 1950's. I used it with a cane rod fishing the Truckee in the 1970's.

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    Ryall was in Sonora, CA

    Here’s a little technical history...
    http://troutmemories.webmate.me/Site...ALL_STORY.html
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    Funny, I taught Jon Bauer how to fly fish at a junior college course that I use to teach. We actually did on the water casting using the olympic size pool in the evening. One night when we were doing a casting class, it was pouring rain and most people didn't bring a rain jacket. My comment " this is called reality" if you become a steel head fisherman these are some of the conditions you're going to face.
    Two years later, here's Jon designing fly reels.

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    This is not a California reel company but do you know who started the fly reel company that had the pop off plastic spools.
    Having a senior moment forgot the name. I know who started the company. We were talking about this reel last week down in Baja

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    Hey Jay!

    Are you thinking about STH reels? They were manufactured in Argentina. Not sure who the owner is/was.

    Ron

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    Howdy Bill,
    The Aaron reels were made in Grass Valley. I was on the Pro Staff for them for many years. My favorite was the 7/8 size.
    The reels were built sturdy, well fit with a tight tolerance, excellent in saltwater environs, and utilized a Synthetic brake pad. This was certainly a departure from all the reel designs with cork brakes.

    The spool had a pretty cool lock/unlock feature (simply press in the spool release button and rotate it counterclockwise to release or clockwise to secure). No issues with accidents of spools popping off in the field.

    I still believe they were a great reel. I was sorry to see them stop production. Good people, good product.

    Cheers, Ken
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    Ron,
    That's it. I might be mistake but I believe Jake Jordan started STH reel company. I kinda remember talking too him about it

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    I have an Orvis Odyssey II reel from early 1990s that was built in SoCal for only a few years. Fantastic Striper Reel
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