Well things are different today. Drag systems have changed, there are retrieve ratios (always buy 1:1 for trout), and everyone carries around an extra spool or two to change lines when conditions change. As is nature of all information posted on Big Y Fly Co. web site, we are here to try to simplify whole thing.

Fly Reels Function

First, lets start off with function of reel. Well first thing a fly reel was ever designed to do, was to hold line. Keep it in a nice, convenient, compact location, where we can strip it out as we need. Then we wanted reel to ’reel’ in line preferably with a fish on, but also without. Guess what, almost every fly reel out there will do these things to satisfaction. The ultra cheap models, have lots of imperfections that cause line to get caught up in housing of reel, and with a fish on a light tippet you will end up being frustrated in no time. The ultra cheap models will also in no time cease to work altogether, forcing you to pony up more dough and thereby negating only advantage ultra cheap model had to begin with. In short, stay away from ultra cheap models.

Fly Reel Drag

We'll help you get to know Myrtle Beach Golf - three little words that mean a whole lot of fun for your golf vacation! At last count there are 120 Myrtle Beach golf courses just waiting for you to discover. When we moved to Myrtle Beach in 1985 count was about 80 golf courses - so you can see how sport has grown and grown some more. Golf in Myrtle Beach is always an adventure. You can choose from target courses to wide open fairways, links or traditional golf. Fairways lined with pine trees or old oaks draped in Spanish Moss. All top golf architects including Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, The Shark and many other top names have given their best to make Myrtle Beach golf tops! Choose and golf Myrtle Beach favorite courses with us today! Back in 70's when you brought your group to Myrtle Beach choices were a little more restricted, Pine Lakes (The "Granddaddy") was always great to play and The Dunes took your breath away with it's ocean views. Azalea Sands, Possum Trot, Cypress Bay, Eagle Nest, Gator Hole were some other choices in those days. Since mid 80's that list has been added to dramatically.  Myrtle Beach south, which includes, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield, and Pawleys Island has absolutely exploded since 1980's. Litchfield Country Club had been around for a good number of years, as well as Sea Gull. When we first started going to Myrtle Beach south, you could shoot a canon down Route 17 and many of businesses still closed in winter. That was before advent of all new golf courses and influx of people moving to this wonderful area. About 1985, local powers that be started to develop some of their land that had set idle for so many years. Doc Lachicotte and a group from Clemson started with Wachesaw Plantation in Murrells Inlet. They brought in one of best designers, Tom Fazio and Wachesaw Plantation Club was dedicated in October of 1985. It is one of best private golf courses and communities to live. Check it out when you're in town. It's never too early to think about retiring to a golf course! And you can play this private course, if you opt to rent one of their golf cottages!

The 707 corridor in Murrells Inlet was developed a few years later, with Blackmoor opening and more recently TPC and World Tour.

Wachesaw East began about 1995 and quickly became known when LPGA picked their course for a tournament.

Jack Nicklaus came to town with his ideas for Pawleys Plantation about 1987. Today, it is recognized as a superior place to stay and play with outstanding views of marsh and lakes. Only players on course are those that stay either at Pawleys Plantation in one of their condos or at Sands Group of hotels. On Route 17, east side of highway.

Willbrook Plantation, Golf for Women love this course, it's been on their "Top 100 Fairways list for past three years. River Club ( just awarded **** 1/2 stars by Golf Digest in their Places to Play publication. Lots of water with Bent greens. ) and The Tradition were close behind. They're adjacent to Litchfield Country Club and all a good caliber of play.

Kings Highway, a north south route, west of 17 after Willbrook Plantation has become quite an area for superior courses. First came The Heritage. Larry Young built a beautiful course here, designed by Dan Maples with gorgeous views of Waccamaw River. Larry's busy up in Williamsburg these days. After The Heritage, Mike Strantz was busy designing True Blue and a little later Caledonia. Built by Doc Lachicotte and his group, these two courses were built in a way to preserve natural beauty of land. And would you believe that owners are not golfers. Rather they are sportsmen who love to fish and hunt. In fact if you notice going down entrance road to Caledonia on left there is still old shed (with some updated changes) where guys meet for their fishing, tall tales and cooking catch of day every Thursday. So Caledonia Fish and Golf Club makes perfect sense now. By way, if you haven't played Caledonia, you are missing one of most beautiful courses around. Grand old oak alley, views of rice fields and beyond to river. We sure miss old days though when "Ducks Unlimited" had their cookouts in old buildings at old Caledonia Plantation! And we recently had pleasure of attending a good old fashioned barbeque in that same old shed - not too long ago. Also, did you know that both Caledonia and True Blue serve a complimentary fish chowder on golf courses in winter? These are little tidbits that our golf specialists happen to know!