4wt fly reel

A few months back I wanted to build a fly reel, so I started designing this one. Through the process, I based some of the features on some other designs I found, most notably the handle spindle and the asymmetric clicker that gives more resistance on stripping line from the reel than it does when reeling line in. The clicker design was based on SublimeLayers' 3D printed fly reel found here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2680438. Pretty much everything else came from my own imagination.

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