LAMSON

I bought the first one, the Whiskey 3+, the night the announcement email landed, and I said then it would go on my rod for the next trip to the creek. It did, and it stayed there. Twenty-seven months on I've added a 5+ and a second 3+ in Tribute, and between the three of them I've got everything 4 weight and under covered. That's the review, really — I voted three times.

The reservation I hear from other people is the plastic click drag. I never had it. I own three Purists from the original late-nineties run and not one of them has ever given me so much as a hesitation — not a slipped click, not a worn pawl, nothing. Twenty-five-plus years of service answered that question long before the II existed, and better than two years on these has done nothing but confirm it.

Whiskey and Tribute both look right, the balance on my ultralight setups is still exactly what I wanted, and the build quality has held up to real water — the Smokies included. Nothing to report there, which is the point.

What Lamson managed is the hard part: strip a reel down to nothing but what it needs and still leave something that's a joy to fish. Most attempts at that end up correct and lifeless. This one hits it square. Perfection through simplicity, same as I said the first time.

The only complaint left is sentimental. I miss reaching for the originals. Long love, small sting. That's on me, not the reel.

I purchased the 7+ 3-pack in day break color. Have it paired to a Douglas LRS 8wt. Balances out perfect. Been using it to catch small and large mouth bass as well as striped bass and carp. It works amazing, line retrieval and drag are just right. having the extra spools with different lines sink/rates and a floating line and the ease of changing spools makes for an enjoyable day fishing.

I own a Speedster S 5wt in midnight blue I have it paired with a Douglas LRS 9ft 5wt. It balances very well, I'm very happy with it. It's my go to set up most of the time. Great craftsmanship and quality. After owning the reel for a year Im glad that I was able to purchase two spare spools in midnight blue to match my reel and the medium storage bag to go with it. Received them shortly after ordered with no issues. Now I have to figure out what line to spool them with without the wife finding out........lol

I wanted some extra bags after getting one with my new Lamson Reel. These are very nice.

The reels look great, they sound great, they perform great, they’re just great reels!

Just added the combo to my collection. Great quality at a great price and
so fun fishing with with a dry fly!

Very happy with the quality and value of this reel. Love the ability to have extra spools pre-rigged and ready to go. Lamson was great to work with...professional and fast.

I love my liquid reels and have multiple sizes across all my various rods. They're well-built and stand up to weekly use over many years. I especially love the feel of my -3+ reel on my 3-weight rod. Casts like a dream.

This is my fourth Lamson reel. I have a 4 wt Liquid S, two 6wt Remix S, and now the 9 wt Remix S HD. I love all of them. The HD version with the full cage is solid and the drag system on all of them is flawless. 0 complaints. I have taken advantage of the the 3 spool option on 3 of my purchases. Swapping out reels is a snap - literally. I have these all mounted to expensive custom made rods and feel they are the perfect match.

Plain drawstring bag, black, Lamson logo screened on the side. That's it — and that's the point.

The foam cases reels ship in are fine protection, but they eat pack space. When I'm carrying several spools and working through leaders and tippet, three or four of those cases fill a bag by themselves. These take up almost nothing and still keep the reel off everything else in the pack. For anything short of banging around on rocks, that's the right trade.

Medium fits a small trout reel with room to spare; large handles the bigger saltwater frames. I bought Lamson out of their last mediums and would buy more if they restock.

Love it. Great spool for a great reel. I love mine!

Great spool! Love my liquid reels. I have them in rhree sizes. Can’t beat the quality for the $.

Great spool! Love my Liquid reels!

Found a Lamson remix 3.5 on the river bank in Willow AK. Couldn’t be more thrilled with the spool. It makes the reel fully functional again. Proudly using my Alaskan souvenir back home in Iowa.

Received the extra spool but have yet to fill it. Impressed with the machining and looks. Nicely balances with my nine foot eight weight rods. Good price point.