The Solitude Reel Company is located in the Skagit Valley about an hour and a half north of Seattle.  The valley, bordered by ocean on one side and the North Cascade range on the other, is home to some of the most diverse fishing in the Northwest.  Originating from the Midwest as a reel designed for the steelheader the new Solitude has cut its teeth in the heart of big steelhead country and has proven itself worthy of the task.  Tested on the famed steelhead rivers and intimate beaches of North Puget Sound, the Solitude Reel has found a home in the Pacific Northwest.

At Solitude Reels, we take great pride in the design and precision machining of our product, a reel that is machined right here in the United States.  Many additions and improvements have been made to the original design, most notably is the reversibility of the retrieve.  The reel can now be easily converted by the angler himself.  All standard parts found in our reel have been designed for increased functionality and strength.  The parts themselves, all twenty- one of them, are all high- precision machined parts made in our CNC (computer numeric control) machine shop. All materials used in our reel are corrosive resistant.  The drag surfaces are cork and Teflon which provide unsurpassed smoothness.  A new spring system has allowed for superior range in our drag, allowing the angler who targets large fish with light tippets a multitude of micro adjustments to land their fish.  

We utilize a stainless steel one-directional clutch bearing, which is encased in machined anodized aluminum clutch housing.  The housing, as well as the hub, rotor sleeve, and spindle are machined with tolerances of .0002” providing a solid and smooth rotation of the spool.  The frames are reinforced to reduce flex or contortion and to increase strength and durability.  The spools are designed to lock onto the frames easily and smoothly with a tight fit.  Intense polishing is done to each part that receives anodizing.  The result is a beautiful finish that compliments the precision feel of the reel.  You can expect a reel with an amazingly smooth drag and equally smooth feel and look.

We are now introducing a Type III hard anodized finish to all our black reels in order to provide the highest quality finish for use in extreme environments, particlularly marine.

Careful thought has been put into the functionality, performance, and durability of our line of reels.  This attention to detail has led to a reel that will stand up to the toughest of tests.  Designed by folks who fish and understand what a reel should do to give the angler the performance needed to land some of North America’s strongest and most explosive fish.  We hope that you will enjoy our product and that it will serve you well on your adventures.