Alvey Side Cast Reels

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Re: Alvey Side Cast Reels

Posted by: Chris Garrity (---.hfc.comcastbusiness.net)

Date: May 17, 2011 09:30AM

Bill, what kind of fishing are you looking to do? What Alvey reel is it? I want to say that it's probably the 650c5, as that's the reel that weighs closest to 3 lbs., but you didn't say for sure.

I ask because I've built a bunch of Alvey rods, and have found that a lot of the stuff that Alvey recommends is not necessarily so. Take length, for example: I'm assuming that you're looking for a 15-foot rod because the specs of your Alvey reel suggest/mandate a rod that long. You do NOT need to feel tied to this -- I've built Alvey rods on blanks as short as nine feet.

Post more details about what you're looking to do, and I'll try to help. I think I'm one of the only Alvey weirdos who post on this board.

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