3D Printed Fly Fishing Reel
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:49 am
I know there some fisherman here so I'd thought I'd share my latest project. This is my printed Fly Reel I am working on. I'm not much of a fly fisherman so I don't know what makes a good reel, but this was modeled after a cheap reel from a bass fly fishing combo rig I bought years ago. It's a simple click pawl drag design but I should be able to adjust the drag with the spool nut also. (something the original reel couldn't do.)
It's not totally printed it does use a bit a hardware also as seen here.
It's printed in PETG.... which I'm not to dialed in with yet so it probably would have looked better if I used ABS, but over all I'm very happy with how it came out. I haven't fished with it yet but it should work for the small bass and gills I will probably catch with it.
More images and info can be seen HERE if you're interested.
I had so much fun designing this I'm all ready working on an ultralight version.
-Steve