An Angler's Guide To The Classic Pflueger Medalist

Pflueger Medalist 1594 Rc Fly Reel

One of America's best-loved fly reels returns streamside. The venerable Pflueger® Medalist® has been redesigned to fulfill the needs of the modern angler, while its long-standing emphasis on quality and reliability remains intact. Pflueger Medalist Fly Reel One of America's best-loved fly reels returns streamside. The venerable Pflueger® Medalist® has been redesigned to fulfill the needs of the modern angler, while its long-standing emphasis on quality and reliability remains intact.

Part Two - 1959 to Present

Article and Photographs by Joe Cornwall

In An Angler's Guide to the Pflueger Medalist, Part One we explored the history and evolution of the Pflueger Medalist fly reel, including the smallest sizes - the 1492 and 1492½. Those click-pawl models are still in production, largely unchanged from their functional form of 1930. We also looked at the incorporation of the Pflueger drag system as realized in a 'patent pending' model 1495 and an early production example of the first generation of the 1495½. We found that Pflueger had a very long and illustrious history in fishing tackle manufacture and was awarded multiple patents for fly reel design. In this, Part Two, we will examine the iteration of the Pflueger Medalist most recognized by contemporary anglers; the reversible drag design.

Pflueger Medalist 1595 Rc Fly Fishing Reel Review

Changing a Medalist from right-hand-wind to left-hand-wind is very easy, but it is a process that has seldom been explained in a step-by-step format. Below we will rectify that situation by showing you in easy to follow steps how to disassemble, service and reset your Medalist. The steps shown are valid for all models of the Pflueger Medalist from the 'Made in Akron' versions of 1959 (and before) all the way to the present models available from a variety of retailers.

Rc Universe

In this part of the article we will also explore some of the accessories and performance parts currently available from the One Pfoot company.