The timeless look - the Def Stan (defense standard) hard anodised satin Black finish with the Brass hardware is just sheer class.
New product development seems like a good way to start the year.
Some of you reading this may have heard that we’ve been busy with new reel designs for a while now. Whilst we have a couple of projects in the pipeline, the one that has taken off is the Vulcan 500. We made some prototypes last year and have been testing them both in the shop and on the rivers.
The amount of man hours and the current machine time to scan the blades into the unique twist design is currently extremely high. We are working on ways to make this commercial viable, primarily with machine tool paths with the latest CAD/CAM package we have recently purchased. The end product will incorporate the blade design and be developed from these prototypes shown.
Feedback will be appreciated.
We definitely got what we wanted this Christmas!
Stay tuned for some interesting new videos.
We are continually researching ways to make our reels special. Below are some fine examples of unique reel variations;
Two takes on the Red, White & Blue theme.
Hard to choose, we think the White handles variant may just have it!
2022 for Kingpin Reels was our best year to date. We have an amazing team who love the product backed up by Bill in Canada & Chris in the US who are both doing a sterling job with customer service.
Below is a snapshot of the year passed, we spent a lot of time and energy refining our current product line. The biggest change for the year has been the introduction of the new backplate & ratchet system, these have been very well received by our customers. We achieved this by initially updating our work holding devices before developing all our programs, tooling etc.
2023 will start for us with our current trajectory of refining our product line. Hopefully later in the year we will get chance to pick up on some of our prototype work.
We are pleased to announce we have partnered with Thomas Turner to produce a range of kingpin variations that will be exclusively available via the Thomas Turner website.
Now available. Please DM for details.
We would like to share with you our plans for 2022
We are going to streamline the reel sizes we offer from 5 to 3;
4 1/4" (425)
4 3/4" (475)
5" (500)
The Imperial 575 will be discontinued. We still have limited stock, but that stock will not be replenished once sold.
The R2-525/R2-475 will be replaced by a new R2 size - R2-500. The R2-500 will come with a crown screw and tool as standard at a cost of $650.
These changes will allow us to focus on our most popular reels and better serve our customers!
We are currently working on some smaller versions that will be ready for early spring fishing. Stay tuned…..
On a mission to move everything in house we finally invested in a high quality engraving Machine which is already up and running and making the whole process that much more efficient.
Excuse the lack of posts since the new website was launched, we’ve been very busy with orders!
We have been working very hard in the background to have this site ready for the start of the season. Whilst we still have a few pages to complete we feel the shop is now ready for anyone who’s looking for a reel. Thanks for looking.
The Kinetic is now available for international free shipping through our online store for the amazing price of $299USD. This reel is 100% made in England to the same exacting standards as you’ve come to expect from all kingpin products.
The Kinetic comes in all Black & Grey/Black two tone. Both the spool and backplate hard defense standard hard-coat anodised courtesy of our local treatments house who include customers such as McLaren F1 & BAE systems to name just a few. The best finish you will find on any reel, hands down.
Couple the above with other standard features such as ABEC5 marine grade German bearings and tolerances unrivaled within the industry, you really will not get a better reel for your money.
When you buy a reel you may or may not give much thought to some of the smaller parts that make up the reel, especially some of the parts that are out of sight out of mind. These parts can be very intricate as they have to carry out certain functions and be constrained in terms of size so everything becomes smaller and precise. A good example of this is the Phosphor Bronze housing we make to hold the ratchet spring system in place. Small and precise and made with a exotic material which is relatively expensive and unique to machine.
Available from March 2020. Built to our quality kingpin standard. 100% made in England. Only $300USD.
Project 0 (Zero) - a reel that resembles a zero in its construction hence the name. Massive (4 1/2 diameter) bearings that sit directly under the line giving a completely different feel and performance to any float reel you've used before. Currently under prototype construction. This reel may or may not ever make it into production but there will be a couple of prototype available at the very least. It'll be worth the R&D purely for the next projects value.
Project 00 (Double Zero) - 2 rings held together by 4 bearings, 2 large 4 1/2" bearings and 2 standard miniature kingpin bearings used in our Zodiac. Two points of rotation one under the line diameter and one at the current point of rotation around the spindle. These two points of rotation are linked in the sense that they both have a fundamental job to play in the way the reel operates and are not there for cosmetic purposes in anyway (although I plan on making the reel look good as well)
Whilst these projects are still in their infancy stages we’ve decided to release the info now and share the development so you all can appreciate the amount of work that goes into getting a project from idea to production. It would be nice to have you all share you thoughts and ideas along the way to see if we can get these unique reels from design to production. As far as I am aware nothing like this has been done before with a reel so it really is hit and miss if they will ever make it to production but it's gotta be worth a shot.
