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STH MR Pop Fly Reels Model: 1.5 | 
 enlarge | Brand: STH Reels (Cortland)
Category: Sports
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Misc.
UPC: 043372611672
EAN: 0043372611672
ASIN: B000309KXU
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| Features:
| • | These reels come with two cassettes | | • | All STH reels have a limited lifetime warranty |
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| Customer Reviews:
Versatility and reasonable price, with an unexpected bonus January 22, 2008
The Argentine-designed STH POP cassette series from Cortland is worth
your consideration. It is a very smooth reel, both in line retrieval and
drag, once you break the inertia to get the drag wheeling along. The clicker is pleasant, not too noisy. The only minor drawback is that drag, which has a steep inertia to overcome; you may want to hand-strip the first few inches of line when the fish runs just to get the drag rolling. However, I have never suffered a popped tippet, even down to 7X.
Also, the 1.5/2/3 series of reels tend not to allow a lot of backing.
The STH POP line is not suitable for bonefishing. On the plus side, maintenance is minimal.
This reel is strictly designed for fresh water use, although I have used it in the surf many times. The reel still performs like new after several years. Be advised that use in salt water voids the warranty.
The reel cosmetics are acceptable; the clear polymer spool is plainly visible, which may bother the purist. However, if you care little about what fellow fishers think, the STH should satisfy you. Spool prices are $10 apiece, so it is possible to carry several line weights in pure floating, sink tip, or lead ka-boom configuration, and spool exchanges take mere seconds.
Here is the bonus feature: never specifically designed to sport a one-way clutch feature, all STH's indeed behave like one-way clutch reels. Cranking down the drag does not force you to use gorilla strength to retrieve line. Also, the switch to left or right hand retrieve takes seconds, with the included tool. Keep this tool on a lanyard or keychain, as it is small and easily misplaced.
I have all four STH reels (the tiny Model 1 has been obsoleted). They have performed yeoman duties for me over the past 17 years, giving me all I ever expected in a modern fly reel. OK, it is not a snob's choice, but I have never encountered a fish that knew the difference, and the STH reels have introduced me to hundreds of fish.
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