I thought this might be a good place to ask...

...thinking of getting a Danielsson origonal reel as a replacement for a dying Hardy Marksman.

They look good and people speak highly of them - but they seem to have a rather peculiar construction.

What do people think of them?

Absoultely love mine, smooth and simple. Nothing to go wrong with it really and lovely to fish with.

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Nice reels Matt, just keep them away from grit and sand, it gets into the rollers easily.
Similar problem with the old Marksman really, it was it's weak spot.
I have the Dry fly, and they are very light and smooth.
S.

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Thanks folks.

Hmm... the grit problem is exactly why I'm giving up on the Marksman. Been back to Hardy twice, and I treat it with kid gloves. Such a shame, because they're lovely reels otherwise.

Any other suggestions for a light, large arbour reel for 2-3 wt lines? Other than the Vision GT...

Islander IRLA? Supposedly the best click n pawl in its class

Cancel that, I thought there was an IR2LA but there's only an IR3LA suitable for 4-5wt rods.. there's an IR1 which is non LA

nice reels, have a couple of the bigger versions. I've never found the grit too bad, wouldn't turn me off purchasing another.

O'Reilly has 30% off them at the minute

Show me a fly reel which finds grit and sand agreeable

I've been using a Danielsson Nymph for three seasons now and it has performed faultlessly, in a fairly gritty environment as well. I just dunk it in the river before packing up - a quick shake to get the water out and remember to take it out of the bag when I get home. And slacken off the drag nut too. Which I do with all of my reels anyway, in fact.

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Totally agree lads, just saying, be a bit more careful, the rollers are at risk of grit entering easily.
Otherwise a fine piece of engineering.
S.

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Great - thanks.

And the drag nut... According to thier marketing paperwork, it's not actually a drag nut, and when tightened, causes it to tighten *both* ways. Am I understanding this right? Doesn't quite make sense...

Hi Matt,
can't agree more with the comments about Danielsson reels, I have four of their reels including two light weight salmon reels and a light weight sea trout reel to a feather weight 2six trout reel which I can highly recommend. [Apparently the newer version is now called the F3W 2six].

Regards
JohnClayton