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One of America's best-loved fly reels returns streamside. The venerable Pflueger® Medalist® has been redesigned to fulfill the needs of the modern angler, while its long-standing emphasis on quality and reliability remains intact. With its classic standard arbor design, the Medalist still offers high backing capacity, but today's version is significantly lighter, stronger, and more versatile than its predecessors. It features a fully machined aluminum frame and spool with a lightweight polymer handle, plus Pflueger's multi-position click-and-pawl check mechanism for unwavering control. Quick-release spool; convertible left/right retrieve.
An iconic reel, redesigned for modern anglers
Lighter, stronger, more versatile than ever
Classic standard arbor design
High backing capacity
Fully machined aluminum frame and spool
Lightweight polymer handle
Multi-position click-and-pawl check mechanism
Quick-release spool
Convertible left/right retrieve
Web ID: 2277926
Rated 4 out of
5 by
fallsflier from
New styleI have several ‘80s/‘90s versions with screw and post construction. I was really disappointed when I saw them disappear from the market so I wrote a passionate note to Pflueger/Pure Fishing to encourage them not to drop the product. Fly fishermen are swamped with high price deluxe reels and rods to the point of turning people away from the sport who just want to dabble or actually live in lake country as opposed to river country. Then came the announcement of the latest version. I bought one and have been using it. It is great for eye appeal and runs fine. I was disappointed that they went to click and pawl version as that breaks from tradition. I also think the price is a little high granted that this is machined and not cast. However, I have to note that I found a reel years ago for the price of a ice cream cone today that was made in Japan. It is a click and pawl too so I compared the two. I think the old was cast aluminum the new is machined. The old has a similar screw to adjust the drag, as does the new. The old has a much broader range of adjustment for the drag so that is my ding for the new medalist. The drag does not adjust as tightly as I would like. I would really rather that Pure Fishing had kept the old shoe style drag system and ratchet disk. Other than that, I like the reel and am looking for a good buy on the 3/4 model. Twenty percent less would be my price considering the modern CNC machining capabilities and radical run of inflation over the last 30 years.
Date published: 2018-04-05
Rated 5 out of
5 by
tegu from
Awesome ReelThe new Medalist is one of the best reels I have ever used. It's different than the original Medalist reels so the two should not be compared. They are both good reels. These reels may not be for everyone but they are not disappointing in anyway. If you buy one, you won't regret it.
Date published: 2016-03-15
Rated 2 out of
5 by
Hankwilliams101 from
DisappointedFirst at no point is this review directed at Cabelas themselves or their shipping, customer serv., etc...it was second to none as usual on this order. I am not new to Pflueger reels and have always been a big fan of their spinning reels, etc and I do own several of their higher end reels and love them. I started fly fishing in the last 2 yrs and recently bought a third pole (3wt) and wanted a decent reel for it. I have seen older Medalist and always thought they were nice reels and simple to use so this affected my choice in purchasing this. Here is my personal take on this new reel I received yesterday. When I removed it from the box the first thing I noticed was it appeared cheaply made, quite unlike the older models. I have a much cheaper Cabelas fly reel that came in a combo I purchased from them and I cannot honestly say that this reel was really made any better or was any smoother than the cheaper Cabelas reel. Both were imported from China. The finish was ok, again no better or worse than the cheaper Cabelas model and the workmanship of the gears was nothing spectacular. The instructions included were nothing to write home about either. One small two sided piece of paper. The breakdown of the parts of the reel were not even all listed. The reel only has a one year warranty, not very good for the money I paid for it. Considering my past Pflueger purchases and my level of prior satisfaction with their products I was greatly disappointed in this purchase. I will be returning it to the local Cabelas store for an exchange. I own two Cabelas fly reels and I must say that the RLS I purchased for only a little more money with an extra reel was a much better buy and I will be getting another one if possible in 3wt. The only positive thing I can say about the reel is the ability to change from L to R handed. This was simple to do and could easily be done in the field if necessary providing you know what you are doing. Bottom line the name may be there but not the quality I was used to especially for the price. This is worth about half of what I paid for it.
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