Sterling Ster-line 3 1/4" spring pawl reel

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freestoner.clarksclassicfl...	Sterling Ster-line 3 1/4" spring pawl reel	Lead	[-]
Guide Posts: 72 (11/24/08 14:44:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Ster-line, by Sterling Mfg., of Torrington, Connecticut. They also made these for L.L. Bean, for a while. That's the nicest leaded finish on any of my reels- unless it's an exceedingly flat shade of gray enamel paint. Most of the other ones I've seen have been "Spitfired"- all of the paint has been polished off.
bulldog1935		#1	[-]
Posts: 4171 (11/24/08 18:16:49) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	would like to see inside. the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
Cameron		#2	[-]
Posts: 2746 (11/25/08 05:54:18) Administrator & Chat Room Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Great looking reel. While you are at it...I'd like to see the backside as well. http://www.TheFiberglassManifesto.com/
waldenm2428		#3	[-]
Sport Posts: 1 (11/26/08 19:23:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I have this same reel with original box and mine is natural aluminum finish.just like this one but made for ll bean. Great reel. Last Edited By: waldenm2428 11/27/08 20:57:06. Edited 1 times.
jgestar		#4	[-]
Posts: 2991 (11/26/08 22:38:21) ezOP Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Waldenm2428, Welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders! We would love to see photos of your reel also, if you get a chance. Reels like this are just as functional now as the day they were made. I guess the only reason they aren't made anymore is because they aren't made anymore. They sure aren't obsolete. Tom
waldenm2428		#5	[-]
Sport Posts: 2 (11/26/08 23:09:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks for the welcome. I have been reading posts on here for a couple of years . If I can figure out how to post pictures here I will put some pictures up of this reel. Mike [Linked in the photos. Very nice pictures by the way! Tom] Last Edited By: jgestar 11/28/08 09:59:34. Edited 3 times.
jgestar		#6	[-]
Posts: 2993 (11/27/08 00:44:22) ezOP Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Mike, Check out this instruction thread. Basically, you need to transfer a copy of your photo from your computer to a storage spot on the Internet. The easiest options are the image storage space provided by Yuku or PhotoBucket. Personally, I like PhotoBucket better because I can use my photos on any site on the Internet. Once the photo is stored on the Internet, hen you setup a link to the photo in your post as described in the referenced thread. It isn't as complicated as it sounds. Once you get the initial setup completed, it is far easier from then on. Send me a private message by clicking on my avatar photo if you need more help. Tom
Rockthief		#7	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 1007 (11/27/08 10:49:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	was not Torrington where The Stuart Reel was manufactured? Now I really want to see the innards and the backside of this reel. Paul
bulldog1935		#8	[-]
Posts: 4194 (11/27/08 12:13:45) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Stuart was made in Norwalk, CT search for Sterling on ORCA brings up the line of reels marked for JA Whittemore Boston, which were Pfluegers and Montagues. There were also a couple of hits, but no photos for Ster-Line reel made in CT A good person to ask would be a Connecticut reel collector such as Ed Clark or Richard Lodge http://fishing-reel-research.org/Mfg.byState.htm the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is. Last Edited By: bulldog1935 11/27/08 13:04:14. Edited 3 times.
freestoner		#9	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 253 (02/15/09 18:51:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Many moons ago, I promised photos of the inside of this reel: As set up at present, it favors right hand wind just slightly. It looks to me as if there could be enough spring to maybe-possibly make an adjustment to favor LHW. Worthy of note: this is a very smooth-running reel, due to the high number of gear teeth on the spool. And as set up, the drag setting is tuned in a good range- about right to slow down a running trout up to about 3 lbs. on a 4x tippet. Now that I'm a bit more knowledgeable about these things, I think that the reel is actually painted enamel, rather than having a leaded finish as I guessed in a previous post. another guess- this reel was machined from one piece of bar stock aluminum. At 6.5 oz., it's pretty heavy for a 3 1/4" reel- perhaps better matched to a cane rod than to fiberglass. But I like the no-nonsense styling a lot- it's very tight, and very vintage. I'm selling one right now in the Forum ads, but I also have another that I'm keeping. The other side of the reel Last Edited By: freestoner 02/15/09 19:08:21. Edited 3 times.
scud dog		#10	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 1232 (02/15/09 19:07:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Good pics, thanks. I've never seen a spring like that. It also looks like the pawl is being secured with a screw. Wonder if you'd get a LHW bias if you removed the screw and flipped the pawl face down? Last Edited By: scud dog 02/15/09 19:11:35. Edited 1 times.
freestoner		#11	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 254 (02/15/09 19:09:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	good question.
freestoner		#12	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 255 (02/15/09 21:11:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Okay, I just tried that out, scud dog. Result: it still slightly favors right hand wind, but I think the drag pressure has increased just a touch on payout. But it looks to me as if the spring is easily modifiable for LHW work, given the proper tools and some advance idea of which direction and how far you want the tooth to tilt (hint: not much.) The spring pressure feels really good and strong, and the leaf appears to be much stronger than the springs on most reels- like the Shakespeare 1985, the Young reels, or the Hardy reels. I'm impressed- it's simplicity itself, but really a good design. For it's size, a bigger spool gear and more teeth than any other reel I can think of.
bulldog1935		#13	[-]
Posts: 4666 (02/15/09 22:36:07) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	scud dog wrote: Good pics, thanks. I've never seen a spring like that. It also looks like the pawl is being secured with a screw. Wonder if you'd get a LHW bias if you removed the screw and flipped the pawl face down? the pawl looks symmetric to me and the fact that it's a flat-headed pawl means spring leverage rather than "timing" controls the difference between wind and pay. Like a prewar Young pawl (although this pawl is slightly asymmetric which also affects the bias) A round-headed pawl is where you can reverse the bias without reversing the spring, because the contact patch for the spring is always near the center of the pawl and I agree, that is one of the best drag gears I have ever seen on a reel - it must rival the Heddon Imperial 125 for smoothness. the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is. Last Edited By: bulldog1935 02/15/09 22:45:43. Edited 1 times.
freestoner		#14	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 261 (02/15/09 23:04:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Buulldog, am I right in thinking that the Ster-line is machined bar stock aluminum?
bulldog1935		#15	[-]
Posts: 4667 (02/16/09 06:48:36) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	hard to say without holding one, but it looks like it certainly could be the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.

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