- Fly Tying Supplies, Materials, Tools and Equipment
- Rooster Feathers, Saddle & Neck Hackles: Fly Tying Supplies & Materials
- Pheasant Body, Tail, Crest & Neck Skins & Feathers: Decorative & Fly Tying Supplies & Materials
- Peacock, Ostrich & Exotic Bird Feathers & Plumes: Decorative & Fly Tying Supplies & Materials
- Duck, Goose, Turkey, Hen, Partridge & Similar Bird Feathers & Plumes: Decorative & Fly Tying Supplies & Materials
- Top Sellers - Decorative Fancy Feathers & Plumes: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Master Listing of Feathers, Hackle, Plumes: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Steelhead and king salmon Intruders: Intruder Flies, Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Tube Flies: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Beads, Cones, Barbells, Eyes: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Dubbing: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Synthetics: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Body and Legs: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Hair & Fur: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Rabbit Strips & Hides: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Hooks: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Thread, Tinsel, Floss & Wire: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Cements, Glues and Solvents: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Lamps and Lights: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Foam Body & Wing Cutter- Cutters: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Scissors: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies & Materials & Tools
- Hair Stackers: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Bobbins - Bobbin: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Dubbing Tools: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Accessories
- Hackle Pliers: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Whip Finish & Half Hitch: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Bodkins, Bobbin Threaders, Bobbin: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Miscellaneous Tools & Accessories: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Dubbing Wax: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Hackle Feather Gages: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Dr. Slick Scissors: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Griffin Vises: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Marc Petitjean Master Swiss Fly Tying Vise, Scissors, Tools
- Dyna King Vises: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Renzetti Vises & Tools: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Master List of Vises: Fly Tying & Decorative Supplies, Materials & Tools
- Complete Fly Tying Kits: Supplies, Materials & Tools
- J Son Fly Tying System: Wing Burners, Wing Materials, and Legs
- Flies
- Fly Review: Best, most Favorite Winter Steelhead Flies & Fly Patterns
- Idylwilde Flies, Idylwilde Signature Flies
- Streamer & Lake Fly Patterns: Trout & Steelhead Flies & Nymphs
- Wet Flies & Emergers: Fly Patterns for Trout & Steelhead
- Trout & Steelhead Flies - Nymph Fly Patterns
- Traditional and Innovative Dry Flies for Trout Fishing
- Salmon & Steelhead Specialty Flies
- Bonefish & Permit Saltwater Flats Flies
- Sale Flies: Trout Steelhead Salmon Bass Bonefish Permit etc.
- Saltwater Fly Patterns: Tarpon Tuna Striped Bass Bluefish Barracuda
- Steelhead, Salmon & Trout Egg Pattern Flies
- Eclectic Flies for Lake, River, Deep-sea, Flats, Arctic to Tropics
- March Brown Fly Patterns: Flies for Trout & Steelhead Fishing
- Blue Winged Olives: Specialty Flies & Trout Fishing Patterns
- Caddis Fly Patterns: Trout & Steelhead Caddis Flies
- Stonefly Patterns: Dry Flies for Trout & Steelhead
- Pale Morning Dun Flies: Specialty Trout Fishing Patterns
- Green and Grey Drake Flies: Specialty Trout Fly Patterns
- Callibeatis Fly Patterns: Specialty Trout and Steelhead Flies
- Terrestrial and Attractor Flies: Fly Patterns for Trout & Steelhead
- New Flies for 2010: Trout Steelhead Salmon Bonefish Permit Bass Tarpon Tuna
- Fly Boxes
- Fly Rods
- Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits: Rod+Reel+Line Deals
- Beulah: Spey, Switch, & Trout Fly Rods
- CF Burkheimer Fly Rods: Traditional and Spey Fishing Rods by CF Burkheimer
- Echo Fly Rods: Single-hand, Switch, & Spey Fishing Rods by Echo
- G-Loomis Fly Fishing Rods
- Hardy Fly Rods
- Redington Fly fishing Rods: Single-hand, Switch, & Spey Fishing Rods by Redington
- Sage Fly Rods: Single-hand, Switch, & Spey Fishing Rods by Sage
- Tenkara Fly Rod Fishing
- Winston Fly Rods: Single-hand, Switch, & Spey Fishing Rods by Winston
- Sale, Sales, Clearance and Closeout Fly Fishing Rods
- Rod & Reel Cases for Fly Fishing
- Fly Reels & Spools
- Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits: Rod+Reel+Line Deals
- Sage Fly Fishing: Rod+Reel+Line Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Ross Worldwide: Rod+Reel+Line Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Redington: Rod+Reel+Line Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Exclusive Rod+Reel+Line Complete Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Echo Dec Hogan Spey fly Rods: Complete Rod+Reel+Line Fishing Combo Outfits
- Echo Tim Rajeff Spey Fly Rods: Complete Rod+Reel+Line Fishing Combo Outfits
- Echo SR Switch Fly Rods: Complete Rod+Reel+Line Fishing Combo Outfits
- Alaska Salmon Trout & Steelhead: Complete Rod+Reel+Line Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Tidewater Salmon: Complete Rod+Reel+Line Fly Fishing Combo Outfits
- Fly Lines
- AirFlo Fly Lines: Airflo Fly Fishing Line
- SA Scientific Anglers Fly Lines: SA Fly Fishing Lines
- RIO Fly Fishing Lines: Rio Fly Fishing Line
- Spey & Switch Fly Lines by Airflo & RIO
- Shooting & Running Fly Line
- Shooting Heads & Fly Line Sink Tips: Rio & Airflo Shooting Head Fly Lines
- Freshwater Fly Line Favorites
- Saltwater Fly Line Favorites
- Sage Fly Fishing Line: Sage Freshwater and Saltwater Fly Lines
- Fly Fishing Line Sale, Clearance, Closeout
- Fly Line Accessories and Supplies
- Tapered Leaders & Leader Tippet
- Fluorocarbon Tapered Fly Fishing Leaders and Leader Tippet
- Airflo Polyleader, Tapered Floating & Sinking Leaders
- Rio Freshwater Tapered Leaders and Leader Tippet Spools
- Orvis Freshwater Tapered Leaders and Leader Tippet
- Rio Saltwater Tapered Leaders and Leader Tippet Spools
- Fly Fishing Leader Accessories, Tools, & Supplies
- All Rio Tapered Fly Fishing Tapered Leaders & Leader Tippet Imaginable
- Maxima Chameleon & Ultragreen Fishing Leader Spools
- Accessories, Supplies - Fly Fishing
- Dr. Slick fly Fishing Supplies
- Fishpond Fly Fishing Supplies
- Ross Worldwide Fly Fishing Accessories
- Floatant and Drying Agents, Fly Fishing Supplies
- Fly Fishing Glasses, Magnifier, & Knot Tying Tools
- Fly Boxes, Fishing Supplies
- Strike Indicators, fly fishing supplies
- Fly Fishing Weights, Fly Fishing Supplies
- Klean Kanteen, Fly Fishing Accessories
- Yeti Coolers
- Extra Cool Fly Fishing Accessories
- NIKWAX Waterproofing Products
- Rising Fly Fishing Tools
- Nets
- Waders
- Boots and Wading Accessories
- Tackle and Gear Bags
- Vests & PFDs
- Chest & Hip Packs
- Wading Jackets, Rain Coats, Rainwear
- Under Wader Pants, Clothing, Underwear
- Sportswear Clothing
- Sunglasses Polaroids
- Pontoon Boats Rafts & Float Tubes
- Gifts & Gift Ideas, Fly Fishing
- Fly Fishing Gifts For Women
- Fly Fishing Gifts for Men
- Fly Fishing Gifts for Youth Anglers
- Gift Certificates: Fly Fishing Gifts and Gift Ideas for Men and Women
- Fly Boxes: Fly Fishing Gifts & Gift Ideas for Men & women
- Fly Fishing Accessories: Fly Fishing Gifts & Gift Ideas for Men & women
- Fly Rods: Spectacular Fly Fishing Gifts and Gift Ideas for Men & Women
- Fly Reels: Fantastic Gifts and Gift Ideas Fly Fishing Men & Women
- Vises & Tools: Fly Tying Gifts & Gift Ideas for Men & Women
- General Fly Fishing Gifts & Gift Ideas for Men & Women
- Books DVDs Maps & Calendars
- Steelhead & Salmon - Fly Fishing; Spey Fishing & Casting; & Fly Tying Books & DVDS
- Trout Mania: Fly Fishing & Tying Books & Dvds Focused on Trout Rivers and Stillwaters
- Fly Tying: Books and DVDs related to Fly Fishing and Fly Tying
- Oregon Only: Books DVDs Calendars Maps - Fly Fishing Oregon
- DVDs - our Best Sellers on Fly Fishing & Tying Tactics, Technique, and Humor
- Calendars: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Books, DVDs, Gifts, and Gift Ideas
- Books - our Best Sellers on Fly Fishing & Tying Tactics, Technique, and Humor
- Bug Books: Entomology, Mayflies, Stoneflies, & Caddis Flies related to Fly Fishing and Tying
- Maps: Fly Fishing Books, DVDs, Calendars & Maps
- Fly Fishing Posters & Prints: Fly Fishing & Tying Books Calendars DVDs
- Destination and Regional Fly Fishing Guide Books DVDs
- Why Knot? Books About How to tie Knots useful for Fly Fishing
- Field Guides & Fishing Journals
- Yeti Coolers
- Sale, Sales, Closeouts & Clearance
- Fly Rods: Fly Fishing Sale Prices, Sales, Closeouts, Clearance
- Flies: Fly Fishing Sale Prices, Sales, Closeouts, Clearance
- Fly Reels: Fly Fishing Sale Prices, Sales, Closeouts, Clearance
- Polaroid Sunglasses: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Fly Lines: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Waders: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Wading Boots: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Wading & Rain Jackets: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Clothing: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Tackle Bags Packs Boxes: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
- Miscellaneous Gift Ideas: Fly Fishing Sale - Sales Closeouts Clearance
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The Key products we offer here at the Caddis Fly are the Bauer McKenzie CFX Fly Reel and the Bauer Rogue Fly Reel and spare spools. We offer great sale prices, sales, no sale taxes, and free shipping on Bauer fly reels, including to our Canada customers. ... view more
Providing information to a potential customer about the virtues of a Bauer fly reel is a challenge. We invite you to browse the following section or, if you already know about the performance of Bauer reels, head straight down to the sections of our catalog where you can push the Add-to-cart button. If you have the time, the following piece will give a little personal flavor and a tiny bit of additional technical information about Bauer fly reels. Thanks.
First though, if you have a strong hankering to jump onto a trout size Bauer CFX Fly Reel or Bauer CFX Spare Spool you may use these links and get with it. The Bauer CFX fly reel provides the highest quality workmanship in a USA manufactured fly reel that is intended to match one to three to nine wt. fly rods and is offered in nine stunning colors at least at the time this review is being written. The new MacKenzie CFX sports a sealed carbon drag disc and V-Arbor spool; sealed stainless steel ball bearings; the reel is designed so that it basically won’t ever overrun and tangle your line; and the finish of the machined aluminum components are anodized for corrosion protection.
If you want to launch into the high end of the Bauer fly reel line, and perhaps want the option of a fly reel that is available to match with five to twelve wt. rods and Spey lines up to 650 gr, then you may go straight to the catalog page for a Bauer Rogue Fly Reel or that Bauer Rogue Spare Spool. Like the Bauer CFX series, the Rogue series of Bauer fly reels has a silent incoming and out-going click mechanism; is tough, resists the demands of saltwater, employs stainless steel ball bearings and the high-end bar stock aluminum as a base to engineer from start to finish – a perfection of machine and human craftsmanship.
Our guys and gals who work at the Caddis Fly Shop, hang out together at the Shop on a Friday evening, swap stories, and go fishing and guiding together fish Bauer fly reels. Several of us have met John Bauer, toured his engineering facility, and put him through the Questions and Answers drill to learn all we could about the man and the fly reels he designs, creates, and distributes.
John Bauer was a Race Car driver. A full-fledged Pro racer. Now he is a fly reel man. Full-on. Foot on the pedal. Keep gas in the tank, rubber on the wheels, and push your car to perform. The mental toughness and curiosity that combine to create innovation on the racetrack fit well in the precision fly reel world. Take a stroll around John Bauer’s fly reel factory and let your eyes wander from heavy aluminum bar-stock, across sections that have been carved from the bars, examine the lathes and metal shavings and rough cut reel components and finally – feast on a place where someone has aggregated dozens of finely polished spools. This is a fly fisher’s wonderland where a fly reel geek could get lost for a week, a month, or more.
Honestly, the technicalities of fly reel metals, drag components, and construction protocols are pretty arcane. As fly fishing Pros, we fish fly reels that cost under a hundred bucks and some that push a grand, easy. Each in its place. We have beater fly reels and we have our babies, our favorites that we string on a fly rod when we want to have the most fun on the water. Bauer fly reels are among our most favorite fly reels and we are now gonna try to explain why this is the case. In a sense, this is a mini product review for Bauer fly reels, although we can not begin to do this topic justice here.
Bauer Fly Reel Review. Let’s get to it. Bauer fly reels are made in the USA, and principally here in Oregon. Really. Purchase a Bauer today, and in ten years, we will still be able to call the factory, and talk to a knowledgable person who understands the intricacies of the product, and get our ten year old reel serviced and maybe even upgraded to the ten-years-from-now technical specs. The first issue here is that these are not offshore fly reels that change from year to year and are essentially a throw-away. Our experience with Bauer fly reels is that they are EXTREMELY reliable, that the Bauer staff know their stuff, and that we get technically competent answers and service whenever we ask. This is a big deal in a world where products are expendable commodities more often than not.
One of the great features of Bauer fly reels, no matter what the model, is that we have found their drag mechanism to be ultra reliable. Bauer fly reels start smooth, stay smooth, and perform their intended function of protecting out tippets. This has been the case fishing 5X tippets with monster trout and unexpected summer steelhead, and has also been our experience fishing for hot chrome winter steelhead and king salmon. The reliability and smoothness of a drag mechanism is Job-One as far as we are concerned when we are on river, lake, or estuary, and Bauer has NEVER disappointed us.
We have fished Bauer fly reels in tons of places. Deschutes and John Day. Rogue and Klamath. North Umpqua. Grand Ronde. Washougal, Lewis, and Wind. Skagit. Elk and Sixes. Tillamook and Alsea and Siletz and the Middle Fork of the McKenzie. The Metolius and Fall River. BC and Alaska. The list could go on and on, but the Bauer excellence just keeps rolling on with the list.
We’re going to close our review of Bauer Fly Reels here. Please give our Pro Staff a call or shoot an email if we can answer questions about Bauer Fly reels and spools. Bauer fly reels are sure to perform to your expectations – and then some.
Bauer Fly Reels
Bauer CFX Fly Reels
Bauer Mackenzie CFX Fly Reel Spool
Bauer Rogue Fly Reel
Bauer Rogue Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Perfect Fly Reel
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Perfect Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Fly Reel
Mackenzie Xtreme Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie SuperLite
Bauer MacKenzie SuperLite Fly Reel Spool
Bauer Mackenzie CFX Fly Reel Spool
Bauer Rogue Fly Reel
Bauer Rogue Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Perfect Fly Reel
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Perfect Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie Xtreme Fly Reel
Mackenzie Xtreme Fly Reel Spool
Bauer MacKenzie SuperLite
Bauer MacKenzie SuperLite Fly Reel Spool