(click on any photo for magnification) In July of 2025, I talked a little bit about the special kind of cadence between a bamboo rod and its reel. I got hundreds of comments on Part 1 of this entry, so I figured I would do a Part 2 on the design and function of reels and what I personally like in a reel for a cane rod.  “Clint, what do you like to use on your own bamboo rods as an everyday reel?”   (Morgan D. from Estes Park, Colorado)  A great question that I honestly get asked quite frequently. I thought I would divulge a bunch of insights as a rod maker, and let the Jeanie out of the bottle sorta speak. One thing you will notice when picking up a few old reels, which I have dozens of, is that many of them are hefty but not heavy! The old Meisselbach Gogebic Trout Reel from 1886 is a wonderfully simple, relatively lightweight reel with a spindle shaft supported by a simple single armature. Years later, in 1910, the Featherlight No. 260 Meisselbach & Bro. A Nic...