Marryat Plus - anti
reverse AND direct drive
Anti reverse reels are known
to be heavy, it is hard to tell if the line is coming in or going out and you
are constantly fumbling around with the drag knob … whereas direct drive reels
can beat up your knuckles and snap the tippet if you do not pay attention.
Marryat has developed a new generation anti reverse/direct drive fly reel.

Photo de Roland Henrion
Here how it works:
You preset the drag fairly low to be able to easily strip off the line and to
insure a smooth hookup. Thanks to the anti-reverse your hand remains on the
cranking handle during the first run or two.
Simply by pressing two pads located in the winding handle you can start
increasing the drag. By squeezing the pads as far as they can go switching to
Direct Drive mode, you can actually lock the rotating spool preventing that
Salmon go into the rapids or stopping a bonefish headed for the corals. The
hand is still on the handle and your concentration is in front where the
action is.
If the fish makes a jump and starts shaking his head you simply release the
fingertip pressure on the pads and the drag immediately goes back to the low
drag setting.
Once the fish calms down and gets tired you can actually squeeze the pads (DD
mode), pump the rod and retrieve the line making this a definite “PLUS”
compared to other anti-reverse reels. It is very user friendly, since your
hand always remains on the cranking handle, squeezing and releasing the pads
are done instinctively.
This “Swiss Made” fly reel is built with the minimum amount of parts making it
highly reliable and very lightweight.
Marryat Plus - be in control

Photo de Roland Henrion - Cuba
Specs:
Download specification of the new Marryat
Plus Fly Reel - in PDF format
Photos:
Marryat Plus Hall Of Fame
Press:
Download editorial in English: Canadian Fly Fisher /
Feb-April 2006
Download editorial in German: Fliegenfishen N°5 Octobre/Novembre 2005
Download editorial in English: Fly Fishing in Salt Waters September/Oktober 2005
Download editorial in English: Fly Fish America September/Oktober 2005
Download editorial in English: Fly Fisherman December 2005
Download editorial in French: Le Pescadou Octobre/Novembre 2005
Download editorial in Italien: Fly Line September/Oktober 2005
Download editorial in German: No.150 - 2005
Download editorial in English : Marryat Plus was elected as the
top 10 products for 2006 at Denver. Fly Fishing Trade