The author holds up a size 30 Pflueger Supreme XT spinning reel with one finger to test the ... and it’s been one of my go-to trout reels ever since. So, how can a $200 reel be considered a ...

Pflueger Medalist. Best Vintage Reel: The Pflueger Medalist was discontinued a year or two ago, but we think it deserves a place in this list. It is quite possibly the most popular fly reel ever made.

The reels were spooled with high-visibility lime-green Sufix Advance Monofilament in 4-pound test to detect the slightest of bites. Fishing . While testing the reels, we caught walleyes, saugers, ...

If you've been around fly fishing for more than 30 years, you'll immediately recognize the name Pflueger Medalist. It first appeared on the market in the 1930s and was a mainstay for 70 years.