Design studio
All of our Fly reels are 100% designed in house here at the Harfin Reel Company using the latest 3D Solidworks design software. With Mechanical Engineering expertise, Design and Craftsmanship we intend to create many and varied reel designs to suit all fly fishing applications.
Drag System
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Our Harfin LR series of Reels use a sealed Rulon and 316 Stainless stacked drag system, the size, diameter and quantity of the drag disks vary dependant on the reel model. For example our Harfin LR90F 5 to 6wt reel uses a combination of 3 Rulon Disks and 2 316 Stainless washers. As the Reels increase in size so does the diameter and quantity of the drag stack. ( see picture ) All our drags are sealed to prevent dust, grit and water ingress and are all fully serviceable by you at home or in store.
We decided to use LR Rulon as our drag material after using it for many years in other industrial clutch or slide way applications, it's machinability, smooth operation and wear resistance is unsurpassed in our opinion. Other high end reel manufactures use it also for these same reasons. |
Reel Construction and our solid 316 Marine Grade main shafts.
When we began designing this first model range of reels we spent a lot of time consulting with many and varied Fly Fishermen and women to ask and get an understanding of what they wanted in a reel. As you can imagine their answers were as varied as the type of fish they were chasing. Trout fishers wanted light and strong where as true Saltwater fanatics wanted, Drag, Strength, durability, serviceability and were not as fussed by weight. This led us to making 2 specific types of reel build, a lighter constructed smaller drag series and a Heavier constructed, Larger Drag arrangement Saltwater/Heavy freshwater series. We wanted these reels to last, to be able to be serviced at anytime, anywhere and to look good, we sacrificed "Not being the lightest on the market" to, what is an acceptable weight verses durability and quality.
At the heart of every Harfin LR Reel is a solid 316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel main shaft, these are CNC machined from solid bar stock, for strength, Durability and hand polished for a beautiful appearance. These precision machined shafts in combination with high grade stainless bearings give every Harfin Fly Reel a feeling of permanence and smooth operation.
All of our Fly Reel Spools, Frames and other Aluminium components are machined from Solid 6061T6 Aircraft grade Aluminium bar stock, once machined all components are extensively surface finished and the polished to give a beautiful smooth appearance.
At the heart of every Harfin LR Reel is a solid 316 Marine Grade Stainless Steel main shaft, these are CNC machined from solid bar stock, for strength, Durability and hand polished for a beautiful appearance. These precision machined shafts in combination with high grade stainless bearings give every Harfin Fly Reel a feeling of permanence and smooth operation.
All of our Fly Reel Spools, Frames and other Aluminium components are machined from Solid 6061T6 Aircraft grade Aluminium bar stock, once machined all components are extensively surface finished and the polished to give a beautiful smooth appearance.
In house anodizing and engraving
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All Harfin Fly Reels and anodized in house here at the Harfin Reel Co. to the current industry standard for Type 2 Marine Grade surface thickness. Anodizing in house allows us the flexibility to be creative with colour, artwork and design.
Send us an email to discuss out custom colour options. Old school Engraving...All Harfin Fly Reels an engraved in the true sense, we CNC machine the lettering into the surface and paint fill in the traditional manner. Laser engraving is also available on request. |
