Pflueger Medalist 1494

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feeds@yuku.com (Duff) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:17:59 GMT

What a beautiful full race Medalist. Thanks for the photos, dman.

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feeds@yuku.com (JeffSod) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:53:18 GMT

Sweeet! Thanks for sharing those pics.

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feeds@yuku.com (wacokid54) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:39:26 GMT

That puppy looks awesome!

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feeds@yuku.com (Guadalupe Bass) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:57:12 GMT

Very, very classy!
Thanks for posting the photos.

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feeds@yuku.com (jgestar) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:22:31 GMT

That's pretty! Very nice reel!

Tom

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feeds@yuku.com (bulldog1935) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:16:39 GMT

that's the one!

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feeds@yuku.com (dman) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:38:13 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (JeffSod) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:27:13 GMT

dman please post some pictures of it.

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feeds@yuku.com (dman) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:05:41 GMT

I just want to thank everyone on this site for their help. I haved ended up getting just the reel I wanted fully pimped from Bill at One-Pfoot...and it is a beauty.

The knowledge on this site is impressive and appreciated.....Thank You!

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feeds@yuku.com (bulldog1935) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:03:44 GMT

sbt59 wrote:
Bulldog - does the metal drag plate make an appreciable difference in drag performance over the plastic version?

the immediate performance difference is that it's loud, but also, the plastic drag plates eventually wear out, and the metal drag plates that Bill makes last forever.

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feeds@yuku.com (whrlpool) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:11:57 GMT

The preference seems to be to use the older reels for customizing, but I agree, Ron; somebody could just as well use a much more recent one. I like mine just the way they are and would only change them if there were a need of parts, which there seldom is with a Pflueger if it gets half-way decent care. Probably the other reason older ones get used is a battered one falls into somebody's hands and it needs repair anyhow. I never had a rod that the USA style reel foot didn't fit, but I...

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feeds@yuku.com (dman) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:00:01 GMT

I appreciate your opinion, Bulldog.

I have no personal experience with the improvements but got the impression folks that had it done felt the reels functioned better ...you know smoother ,etc.

Well I should know in a few days.

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feeds@yuku.com (sbt59) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:50:28 GMT

Bulldog - does the metal drag plate make an appreciable difference in drag performance over the plastic version?

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feeds@yuku.com (bulldog1935) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:16:12 GMT

no offense, but I think the judgment call on what reels qualify for OnePfoot improvements is a little stuck up.

I got no problems with buying a current -AK Chinese-made reel and sending it to Bill to have it coming back looking like a 1939 reel.
Functional? OK, the reel Pfoot change to fit a reel seat, a latch plate to make your reel reversible, a handle kit to repair a damaged handle, or even replacing a drag screw because the original plastic cap is now spinning freely.
...

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feeds@yuku.com (dman) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:46:32 GMT

"probably make '63 and before reels seem a little more authentic for retrofitting with 1Pfoot parts."

OK, that brings up something else I've been wondering about....

I know why I want to pimp a medalist....but it also seems to me that some of what 1Pfoot does also improves function .... wouldn't it be reasonable to do certain functional 1Pfoot improvements no matter what the date?

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feeds@yuku.com (Rockthief) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:22:13 GMT

fine gentleman over on the ultralight board has a free 1498 USA spool listed.

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feeds@yuku.com (whrlpool) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:56:48 GMT

Thanks sbt59. I haven't paid this much attention to my Pfluegers in a long time. Somebody with a little more patience for setting their camera to macro mode--plus the ability to see the setting buttons and menu clearly--may want to try to photograph the rim stampings better. But going through this it also occured to me to photograph a couple other little incremental changes. The spindle boss used to be unfinished (right) on the AKronO reels, until about the time 3-rivet spools came in,...

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feeds@yuku.com (sbt59) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:50:55 GMT

whrlpool - OK, thanks. Nice looking medalists!

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feeds@yuku.com (whrlpool) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:06:01 GMT

SBT59, if you're asking about my photos, no. I just hurried to try to get one or another of the stampings to show. So some of them were wiped with "Solder Seal" brand machine oil, which is more or less like 3 and 1 oil. If you like that gloss, it would be gone pretty quickly anyhow after the least amount of handling or use. Ordinarily, to the extent I do anything to protect the finish, it's to wax it, but that doesn't produce much gloss either.

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feeds@yuku.com (sbt59) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:46:51 GMT

Is the shiny coating on some of those photographed medalists Boeshield? I just got some and applied to an Akron 1495 1/2 (with an newer 1595 1/2 rim control spool - Medalist 141/2951/2 would be the model number ) and didn't get quite that appearance. Maybe I wiped too much of the excess off.

Pflueger Medalist 1494

feeds@yuku.com (dman) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:16:27 GMT

Greetings,
I was directed to this website as a possible source of a medalist.
I've got this hankering to have a #1494 "pimped" and am looking for one with a 6 rivet spool and in excellent condition.
Does anyone have one they would part with or know a source other than ebay?