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.

The black reel in the pics was printed using my Tevo Tarantula (FDM), so it needed supports as I designed the spool to be a single piece. These were easily removed, though, and the surfaces were sanded down so they were smooth. The gray reel was printed using my Anycubic Photon (DLP), so it printed much easier without support material. It look a lot longer to print, though (15 hours of printing as opposed to 5 on the Tevo).

I haven't had a chance yet to get these out to fish with as it's been ra