Ru

[Ljm183]

Just bought these 2 Ru Sport De - Luxe reels











Needed a bit of work to get them running right, but now ready to try them out.

As these reels were originally sold by Sowerbutts i will pair them with a couple of Sowerbutts Ru Spin rods.

[Crucian]

They look like quality reels, please let us know how you get on with them.

[Rod]

I have an RU, in a wooden box, picked it up a few years back, I didn't realise it had such a pedigree.

[Stingray]

Fine examples of the beautiful French engineering oft' found in vintage reels. A great find.

[Duckett]

They look great Lee. I almost bought a Ru (if memory serves it was a Mer) a few years ago. However, I hadn't discovered this excellent site back then and bottled it because I failed to find out anything about the maker.

I'd love top hear how they fish.

[Scott]

Lovely looking things, very sculptural, little works of art. Would nice to see them on a rod in-situ with a nice big perch lay along side. Thanks for showing us...

[Ljm183]

They look great Lee. I almost bought a Ru (if memory serves it was a Mer) a few years ago. However, I hadn't discovered this excellent site back then and bottled it because I failed to find out anything about the maker.

I'd love top hear how they fish.

The Ru-Mer is a Salt water reel and a lot bigger than the Sport.

The Ru Reels were retailed here in the UK by Sowerbutts.

[Ljm183]

Lovely looking things, very sculptural, little works of art. Would nice to see them on a rod in-situ with a nice big perch lay along side. Thanks for showing us...

I have just the rod to put the Ru Sport on. Made by Sowerbutts it,s called the "Ru Spin"

In fact i have 2 Ru Spin,s one at 7ft and one at 8ft.

[Paul_V]

Lovely looking reels.

Hope they fish as nice as they look.

[Duckett]

Thanks for that Lee. Don’t know why the Mer name didn’t jump out at me at the time.

Probably a good job I did bottle it. So far I’ve not felt tempted to try traditional tackle for my bass fishing. When I cover 2-3 miles of coast, casting and retrieving a lure every 10 yards or so in a 4-6 hour session, lightness really does matter!