| Sport fishermen and anglers nowadays can select | | | | the handle will bring about two or more turns of |
| from three fly fishing reel types according to | | | | the spool, reeling a fishing line in faster than a |
| mechanism. These are the single-action, | | | | single-action reel can manage. As can be |
| multiplying, and automatic fly reels. | | | | expected, while certainly convenient, this sort of |
| Of the three, the single-action type is the simplest. | | | | reel has been described as less reliable than the |
| The name is derived from what is known as the | | | | single-action type, and is less popular as a result. |
| "retrieve ratio" - a full turn of the handle will result | | | | But it can be said that the multiplying fly reel |
| in a complete turn of the spool. Thus it is easier | | | | strikes the best balance compared to the other |
| to estimate or gauge the response of this reel | | | | two. |
| when the reel is turned. Compared to the other | | | | The last kind of fly fishing reel is the automatic fly |
| two, the single-action fly reel has the least | | | | reel. This drops the reel handle completely and |
| amount of moving parts inside it, which | | | | instead makes use of a mechanism that reels the |
| contributes significantly to its durability and | | | | fishing line in very quickly. However, many anglers |
| reliability. Consequently, this type of reel is by far | | | | have found this sort of reel boxy and |
| the most popular. | | | | cumbersome, and it has been said that the large |
| The second type is the multiplying fly reel. As its | | | | number of moving parts makes it less reliable. |
| name suggests, this type has a retrieve ratio that | | | | However, it can't be beat for convenience. |
| is greater than 1 to 1, meaning that a full turn of | | | | |