Vintage reels for fly fishing

Fly reels for trout, bass, steelhead and light saltwater: the Pflueger Medalist 1494 and 1495. The Medalist, introduced in 1929, is a simple single-action reel with a click and an adjustable drag, and it has been in production in one form or another ever since. The 1494 is the trout size and the 1495 takes heavier lines and more backing. Early reels made in Akron, Ohio, are the collector tier, while the later reels made in Asia from 1970 are plentiful and fish well.