Introducing.........Galvan Fly Reels
Over the past decade, Galvan Fly Reels have established a well-earned reputation for quality, smoothness, and reliability. These reels are exceptionally well designed reels of offer you both value and quality. Because of this reputation, Galvan Reels have garnered a growing following among dedicated fly anglers. By mixing classic styling with contemporary design and materials, Galvan Fly Reels are redefining modern fly reel construction. If you appreciate the benefits of modern American craftsmanship, style and perfomance your next reel should be a Galvan!
How it Got Started..............
Bonifacio Galvan is a small-stream, California Sierra trout fisherman by avocation, and a machinist by trade. After fishing his home waters for many years with some of the commercially available reels, Galvan began create a reel of own design. Using his machinist's skills and trout fisherman's intuition, Galvan created the first prototype. He developed a reel with an exceptionally smooth action and drag system, pleasing aesthetics, and durability. From the creation of his first reel in 1992, Galvan reels has since metamorphosed through several configurations, until, his finished product is one of the lightest, smoothest, most simply elegant reels in its price class. You can sum up these reels as afordable and well made, two of the main things we like to offer you our customers here at Badger Creek.
All models are fully machined from 6061 bar-stock aluminum and anodized to a semi-gloss finish. By fully ventilating both the one-side frame and push-button, quick release spool, every reel is comfortably light weight - a perfect match for today's high performance fly rods. Spools are counter-balanced for wobble-free rotation and feature a contoured Delrin handle. Whether you are tossing a few dry flies to some rising trout, hammering some smallmouth in a rugged stream, fighting the pike of lifetime or battling a tough stripper or tarpon off the coast, Galvan offers a reel designed to match your needs and your type of fishing.
The Galvan Standard: This
is the reel that started the Galvan tradition. The Standard is for the angler
who prefers the classic styling and solid performance of a standard arbor
reel. This moderately priced, high-quality reel is available in sizes for
2 through 6 weight rods and is salt water safe.
The silent retrieve and quiet, pleasing outgoing click will make you feel like part of the river; no harsh clicking or clacking to echo off the canyon walls here. Changing retrieve direction on the Galvan is as easy as flipping over the clutch. This light, smooth, simply elegant reel has to be seen and felt to be appreciated.
The Galvan Standard Series Reels are available in semi-gloss black, green finish with stainless steel or brass accents.
Model & Dia Spool/ Width / Weight ( in Oz) / Line Capacities (20 lb.).............Reel Price............Spool Price
2.5............................... 3/4"..............3.8.........WF-2-F 35 yd or WF-3-F 20 yd................$190.00........$85.00
2.75...............................3/4"..............4.1........WF-3-F 80 yd or WF-4-F 60 yd.................$200.00........$90.00
3.0.................................3/4"..............4.3....... WF-4-F 105 yd or WF-5-F 85 yd...............$210.00........$95.00
3.25 ...............................3/4"..............4.6.......WF-5-F 160 yd or WF-6-F 130 yd.............$220.00........$100.00
First introduced in 1999,
The Open Back incorporates a large arbor for a few reasons. First, the large
diameter on the Open Back dramatically increases retrieve speed. Line is
picked up much more rapidly than with a conventional spool. Second, on a
long running fish, a conventional reel will spin faster and faster as more
and more line is taken out. The resulting increase in drag is often enough
to pop a light tippet. With a large arbor spool, drag tension remains almost
constant as more line and backing are pulled from the reel, thus reducing
the chances of breaking off a big fish. Finally, line is stored in bigger
loops, thus reducing the line coil memory and those annoying loops that
come off near the bottom of a conventional spool.
Galvan Open Back reels incorporate all of the outstanding features of the standard Galvan reel. Available in the OB-1 (Open Back 1), OB-2, OB-3, OB-4, OB-5. These reels feature the same incredibly smooth action and drag as all Galvan reels. The machining of the frame and spool reduces weight and enables you to look through the middle of the reel. The Open Back's spool and frame are fully machined out of 6061 bar stock aluminum. It has a quick-release spool that requires no tools to change and is counter-balanced for wobble-free rotation. Made of aluminum and stainless steel.
Model & Spool Dia/ Width / Weight ( in Oz) / Line Capacities (20 lb.)................Reel Price.......Spool Price
OB-1 (2.75)...............3/4"..................3.9 oz..........WF-2-F 50 yd or WF-3-F 30 yd......$250.00............$105.00
OB-2 (3.0)..................3/4"..................4.2 oz..........WF-3-F 70 yd or WF-4-F 50 yd......$260.00 ...........$110.00
OB-3 (3.0)................ .975"................4.5 oz..........WF-4-F 100 yd or WF-5-F 80 yd.....$270.00............$115.00
OB-4 (3.25).............. .975"................4.6 oz .........WF-5-F 120 yd or WF-6-F 100 yd....$280.00...........$120.00
OB-5 (3.5)................ .975"................5.5 oz..........WF-6-F 150 yd or WF-7-F 115 yd ....$300.00..........$130.00
What's different about it? Everything.
From the rounded spool and frame rims, to the contoured
counter balance,
to the uniquely designed cutouts on the spool, frame, and drag knob, to
the innovative new drag system, the Torque is clearly a step up in fly reel
design.
The drag system for the Torque is composed of stainless steel and a state-of-the-art, heat- and wear-resistant thermoplastic unlike anything else on the reel market. It is completely salt water safe, and will continue to perform flawlessly under the harshest conditions from the flats and the blue water to the mountain streams and the coastal rivers.
Its unique design does not rely on ball bearings, but retains the smoothness of action that Galvan is known for. The ventilated drag knob is solidly detented for precise settings. Quiet clicks both in and out add to the distinctive style. It is easily interchangeable from right to left-hand retrieve and the highly ventilated spool and frame will balance nicely with the lightest of todays fly rods.
The Torque is available in bronze and black finishes. From the first sight, the hand is drawn to the reel. From the first spin of the spool, the quality becomes apparent. Does form follow function, or does function follow form? In the Torque, it all folds into one.
Model & Dia Spool/ Width / Weight ( in Oz) / Line Capacities (20 lb.)................Reel Price.......Spool Price
T-3(3.0).................... .850"........4.2oz.................WF-2-F50 yd or WF-3-F 75 yd..........$280.00...........$127.00
T-4 (3.25)................. .850".......4.5 oz.................WF-4-F75 yd or WF-5-F 100 yd.......$300.00............$136.00
T-5 (3.5)................... .900".......4.8 oz..................WF-5-F100 yd or WF-6-F 125 yd.....$320.00...........$145.00
T-6 (3.75).................. .950".......5.2 oz..................WF-6-F125 yd or WF-7-F 150 yd ....$345.00..........$156.00
T-8 (4.0).................. 1.25".......7.6 oz...................WF-8-F 200 yd...................................$370.00..........$168.00
T-10 (4.25).................1.35"........8.2 oz.................WF-10-F 250 yd*..............................$420.00..........$190.00
T-12 (4.5).................. 1.35"........8.6 oz..................WF-12-F 300 yd*.............................$470.00..........$213.00
* 30 lb. Micron backing
The Torque Large Arbor Reel is available in Bronze or Black finish.
The Galvan Rush
A mid-priced reel with a state-of-the-art
drag system. The RUSH Large-Arbor series was designed with the budget-conscious
angler in mind. It features the same incredibly smooth and durable thermoplastic
drag system as the Torque, but with a more basic spool and frame design
to keep costs down. The Rush is also constructed with all of the quality
that has been a hallmark of the Galvan tradition. It is available in sizes
three weight to eight weight for all types of fishing. Top-of-the-line
performance at a mid-line price. Available in a matte-black anodized finish.
Simple, Rugged & Affordable - The NEW Galvan Rush
The Rush large Arbor Reels are available in Matte Black Finish Only
Model & Dia Spool/ Width / Weight ( in Oz) / Line Capacities (20 lb.)................Reel Price.......Spool Price
R-3 (3.0).................... .850"........4.6 oz................WF-2-F75 yd or WF-3-F50 yd..........$180.00............$82.00
R-4 (3.250)................ .850"........4.9 oz.................WF-4-F 75 yd or WF-5-F100 yd...... $200.00...........$91.00
R-5 (3.5).................... .900".......5.4 oz..................WF-5-F100 yd or WF-6-F 125 yd.....$220.00...........$100.00
R-6 (3.75).................. .950".......5.7 oz...................WF-6-F 150 yd or WF-7-F125 yd.....$240.00..........$109.00
R-8 (4.00).................. 1.25".......8.0 oz...................WF-8-F 200 yd...................................$295.00........$135.00
R-10 (4.25)................ 1.35"......9.4 oz.....................WF-10-F250 yd*...............................$320.00........$145.00
R-12 (4.5)................... 1.35"..... 10.1.......................WF-12-F 300 yd*..............................$345.00........$155.00
For more Info Contact:
Mike Hogue / Badger Creek Fly Tying / 622 West Dryden Road, Freeville, NY 13068
Phone: 607-347-4946