I thought I'd post this again it's been a while.Any body know the history on this Bronson? Is the drag system a knock off from some other
reel?
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Posts: 97 (06/25/09 20:02:56) |
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Posts: 925 (06/25/09 20:31:22) |
Looks like a south bend finalist knock-off which copied the medalist design...interesting.
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Posts: 5048 (06/25/09 21:26:35) Administrator |
I'm pretty sure that reel was made by Olympic.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 100 (06/26/09 05:11:24) |
It has olympic stamped on the foot I was wondering if the drag system was copied |
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Posts: 5049 (06/26/09 06:25:41) Administrator |
it's certainly their version of the 1938 Pflueger patent drag
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 878 (06/27/09 03:00:18) |
Bulldog, I'm too lazy plus too rushed to get going fishing today to try to research this, but as a real engineer (and reel engineer) you may know right off
hand. Are these Rube Goldburg variants of core designs a result of attempts to improve in function or manufacturing ease, or are they simply a way for the
maker to avoid patent infringement law suits. I like to read old patents, but I want to fish today.
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Posts: 5050 (06/27/09 08:11:38) Administrator |
the Pflueger patent was long expired when South Bend and Olympic came out with their versions of this drag.
In reverse-engineering a product like this this, design changes are always related to manufacturing. If it somehow improves function, that's serendipity. I will withhold judgment on this design. And of course, my favorite Pflueger on Steroids, the Valentine single-action disc drag.  
If you think about it, the pin and ratchet plate is the simplest way to make a clutch on a fly reel. Even Ross uses this design.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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