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Medalist 1494DA Line Capacity

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CtKenC.clarksclassicfl...	Medalist 1494DA Line Capacity	Lead	[-]
Guide Posts: 20 (12/16/08 19:17:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Need help determining the Line Capacity for a Pflueger Medalist 1494DA ... I'm not very familiar with these Reels but do know the "DA" designation means I can easily switch it to LHW. I'd want to use it with a 6wt WF, maybe something a little on the heavier side for Smallies. Will this model comfortably accomodate 6wt WF lines with .... how much backing? Thanks Ken
bulldog1935		#1	[-]
Posts: 4287 (12/16/08 20:01:18) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	per HookHack.com 1494 capacity is WF6 plus 70 yds backing. DA is the Shakespeare date code for 1970, they year they bought Pflueger - your reel was made sometime within the next dozen years. the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
CtKenC.clarksclassicfl...		#2	[-]
Guide Posts: 21 (12/16/08 20:12:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	bulldog1935 wrote: per HookHack.com 1494 capacity is WF6 plus 70 yds backing. DA is the Shakespeare date code for 1970, they year they bought Pflueger - your reel was made sometime within the next dozen years. Thanks ... appreciate the info. Did the quality change + or - during this period? Ken
Cornmuse		#3	[-]
Posts: 700 (12/17/08 10:04:07) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I've got a collection of DA Pfluegers - actually I've got at least one of every size. For a 6wt, the 1494 is just a tad too small IMHO. I use the 1494 1/2 for 6, the 1494 for 5, the 1492 1/2 for 4 and the 1492 for 2 and 3. This has more to do with the size/weight of the reel than backing, after all a smallmouth bass has never gone into my backing! Also I fish a lot of double taper lines, and the above suggestions reflect use of DT lines. Also, I haven't noticed any difference in build quality with any of the DA series reels I own, and I started buying them back in 1972. Joe C. "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each." - Henry David Thoreau Visit www.flyfishohio.com for great fly fishing and fly tying articles, the "Adventures in Fly Tying" monthly video podcast and the "Adventures in Fly Fishing" monthly audio podcast. The Midwest isn't a place you fly over to get to good fishing - it's right here in our own backyards. Think globally - fish locally.
whrlpool		#4	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 641 (12/17/08 17:25:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Here's a good series to look over. I'd settle it with a 1494 1/2, but why settle it when you can have the 1494 as well. http://fiberglassflyrodde...m/reply/48943#reply-48943
bulldog1935		#5	[-]
Posts: 4288 (12/17/08 17:27:28) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	pre-'50 1494-1/2 with round line guard - I would love to find one of these. the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.

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