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Decsion on New Reels

 Done a reasonable amount of research and it seems that the cassette reel is the way forwards in terms of being able to accomodate at least 6 lines at a reasonable cost and without taking up too much space.

Top end reels seem to be made from machined aluminium and are much more durable than reels not made from machined aluminium but this comes with a not inconsiderable additonal cost (they seem to start at about £200) which is not an amount of money I am willing to spend at the moment

So looking for a die cast cassette reel and there are a vast multitude of options available, decided that I do not want to go for the cheapest options as I would like them to last for many years - this is despite the fact that my rimfly's are still going strong and they were certainly not expensive when I bought them

Having got some Wychwood lines (and a few other bits of kit) and done plenty of research I have landed on the Wychwood Truefly SLA MK11 which comes with 2 spare cassettes. Going to start with buying one which will accomodate the lines I currently own and then make a decision on whether to buy another for the new lines once I have had a chance to look at it properly

Logically as long as it is a resonable reel it would make sense to have one model of reel as all of the cassettes will then be interchangeable

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