Waterworks Lamson Lightspeed 1.5 Fly Reel - Silver Sage
The Waterworks Lamson Litespeed is a true large arbor reel with a fully-sealed drag system. it is machined in the U.S. from barstock aluminum. By utilizing a more traditional structural design and foregoing the use of titanium Lamson offers a very fine, high performance large arbor reel at a value you would expect from them.
LITESPEED 1 3.00" 1.10" 3.75 oz 1,2,3 WF3 75 yds 12#
LITESPEED 1.5 3.25" 1.10" 4.00 oz 3,4,5 WF4 100 yds 20#
LITESPEED 2 3.50" 1.10" 4.25 oz 4,5,6 WF6 100 yds 20#
LITESPEED 3 3.75" 1.25" 6.00 oz 6,7,8 WF7 150 yds 20#
LITESPEED 3.5 4.00" 1.38" 6.50 oz 8,9 WF9 200 yds 20#
LITESPEED 4 4.50" 1.50" 9.75 oz 10,11 WF10 250 yds 30#
Lamson's Unique Conical Drag
The ULA, Litespeed and Velocity drag consists of a pair of precisely matched conical elements which are drawn together with spring tension to produce variable rates of smooth rotational braking. By re-configuring the surface area of traditional disks into a pair of matching conical elements we were able to seal the drag completely from moisture, salt and grit. And since the mass of the drag elements is centralized, the spool's rotating mass is much lower which makes the reel more responsive to light drag settings. Because the average radius of the contact surface is much smaller (being conical rather than disk-shaped), start-up torque is too low to measure. US Patent #5,915,639; other patents pending.
Fish Species:
Trout Bass Muskie Salmon Steelhead Snook Bonefish Permit Tarpon Sea Trout Striped Bass Redfish