Spinning reels for fly rods

[mcmahon2005]

Does anyone know where i can find a spinning reel for a fly rod. I once stumbled upon one but forget where i looked. I did a search on google and couldn’t find much.

[Brian Curtis]

Any old spinning reel will work. I’ve been fishing spinning reels on fly rods since the 70s so I’ve been through all sorts of different combinations.

[Sandy McKean]

I too do this all the time (having learned it form Brian).

Altho…..sometimes the spinning reel bracket is too fat to fit in the rod’s reel seat keeper mechanism. I’ve only had one spinning reel do this; all others fit my fly rods. It probably just depends on how big the spinning reel is. (BTW, Brian uses VERY small spinning reels).

[Brian Curtis]

That’s a good point. The reel seats on fly rods are smaller then on spinning rods so you do need to use a small spinning reel. I buy the lightest ones I can because I want to save weight and I’ve never had problems with them fitting. I’m using 5wt fly rods.

[McPilchuckblazer]

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