RODS AND REELS CURRENTLY IN STOCK
I accept high quality rods and reels for consignment sale on this website. If you have high quality rods by any of the recognized classic makers such as Eustis Edwards, Dickerson, Payne, F.E. Thomas, Gillum, Garrison, Leonard, E.C. Powell, Winston, G.H. Howells or others and you are looking to sell the rod, please contact me. The same goes for reels by Hardy, Bogdan, Saracione, etc. My new commission structure as of Feb 14, 2022 is 12½% for sales at any price point with a $150 listing and photography fee which is not collected until the item sells. Tackle consigned to me is expected to be left with me for a minimum of 6 months.
Photo by Daryl Burry
I try to describe rods and reels as completely and accurately as possible; in case of any discrepancy, however, I offer a three day inspection period during which time the item may be returned for a full refund, minus shipping costs. Please note that all customs duties, inspections, etc. are the responsibility of the buyer in international sales. Also please note that all international sales will be shipped insured and declared for the full price paid; please don't ask me to do otherwise. Within the USA I usually ship via registered mail for items valued over about $2000, because of insurance costs; for items below this value I will ship via normal Priority Mail with the United States Postal Service. If UPS is the desired shipper, costs are a bit higher than with the post office. Massachusetts residents must also pay a 6.25% sales tax. Shipping to Europe or Japan is usually in the $100-$175 range if I can ship using the U.S. Postal Service; cost is a bit higher if I need to ship via UPS (the USPS will only insure packages up to a few hundred dollars to many international destinations). Please note that all international packages valued over $2500 must be shipped via UPS. Payment may be made by credit card, paypal, wire transfer, personal check, money order, or international bank check. I list rods at what I feel are fair prices; I am still willing to at least consider intelligent offers, however, so if you see a rod or reel you really want but can't quite go to the full asking price, please make an offer and it will be respectfully considered.
If interested in any of the rods or other items listed below, please call me at (413)625-6259 or email to per2@comcast.net. If phoning and no answer, be aware that this is the rod-shop phone in a one man shop and I am not always available to answer. Please try again if no answer, or leave a message and I will get back with you.
Each item listed will have one or more photographs illustrating the rod or reel for sale; the photos appear below the description of the item. If you are interested in one of the following offerings and want more visual information, feel free to request additional emailed photographs of the item. Let me know if there are any particular details you wish me to emphasize in taking the photos. Note that if there is more than one photo of an item, these smaller images can be enlarged by simply clicking on them.
If interested in any of the rods or other items listed below, please call me at (413)625-6259 or email to per2@comcast.net. If phoning and no answer, be aware that this is the rod-shop phone in a one man shop and I am not always available to answer. Please try again if no answer, or leave a message and I will get back with you.
Each item listed will have one or more photographs illustrating the rod or reel for sale; the photos appear below the description of the item. If you are interested in one of the following offerings and want more visual information, feel free to request additional emailed photographs of the item. Let me know if there are any particular details you wish me to emphasize in taking the photos. Note that if there is more than one photo of an item, these smaller images can be enlarged by simply clicking on them.
Rods
IF YOU CONTACT ME THROUGH THE 'CONTACT ME' LINK ON THIS SITE AND DON'T HEAR BACK FROM ME, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT per2@comcast.net
When there are Brandin rods available, they will be listed first, followed by other classic rods in order of ascending length and in alphabetical order.
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IF YOU CONTACT ME THROUGH THE 'CONTACT ME' LINK ON THIS SITE AND DON'T HEAR BACK FROM ME, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT per2@comcast.net
When there are Brandin rods available, they will be listed first, followed by other classic rods in order of ascending length and in alphabetical order.
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I strongly recommend that you look at these listings and photos on a laptop or desktop computer rather than a 'smart' phone in order to see the photos well and to navigate the site easily.
Please note that I can now accept payment via credit cards as well as through Paypal with no fee for domestic sales.
Please note my new commission structure as of 2/14/22; it is now 12½ percent for sales at any price point, and with an added $150 photography and listing fee which is collected at the time of final sale. This gets rid of the drops in percentage of my old system, while maintaining a very similar realized price for the consignor. On items listed before 2/14/22 and where there is a discrepancy between the old and new systems, the consignor will be issued the larger of the two possible realized proceeds.
Please go to the 'E.C. Powell Book' page on this website to purchase copies of my book A Fly Rod With a Soul about the fishing rods and life of E.C. Powell, the extraordinary rod designer, caster and angler. I have plenty of the trade edition still available and just a very few of the limited and deluxe editions.
Note that I have a few of the E.C. Powell "Essays on Fly Fishing" pamphlets edited by Press Powell and produced in the 1990's for sale at $25.00 ea. You can see scans of these between the rod listings and reel listings on this page.
Newly listed: H.L. Leonard 4099; Paul Young Para 17; Dickerson 861711
Newly listed from the Thomas H. Clark collection: F.E. Thomas 7 ft Browntone; Payne model 202; Paul Young Midge from 1956; much more coming soon!
Newly listed reels: William Mills & Son / Dingley 4¼"; Hardy Featherweight multiplier; David Edel Titanium; Seamaster first era salmon; Seamaster second era salmon
Coming: Gillums, Dickersons, Leonard, Brandins and more...
If interested in a most distinctive fishing jacket, go to my link on this page "Gobillot Designs Fishing Wear."
Rods
Tom Clark, our friendship and his bamboo rods.
Tom Clark passed away this past year after living with Parkinson’s disease for many years. He and I have been friends for about the past 30 years, having been introduced to each other by a shared passion for bamboo fly rods and our mutual friend Joe Garman with whom Tom was very close. I fished with Tom both in Michigan where Tom had a house on the Ausable and in Montana where he also had a place on the East Gallatin in Belgrade.
On the Ausable Tom piloted his classic Ausable River Boat, the same one he fished Ernie Schwiebert out of many years before as described in Ernie’s two volume book “Trout.” We covered a nice stretch of water during the Hendrickson hatch on that iconic water and a day or two later Tom allowed me to fish one of his prized Dickersons, an 861711, on the North Branch Ausable while that day Glen Blackwood was at the helm of his Ausable Boat. Dickerson was Tom’s favorite maker, though in later years he often fished one of the many rods I built for him. We also fished the Missouri, Big Hole and other Montana waters over many years, particularly enjoying floats on the Big Hole with guide Bob Folkedahl. Tom was dedicated to his fly fishing and also fished waters throughout the globe, eastern Canada for Atlantic Salmon, New Zealand, Kamchatka and the Kola Peninsula.
I have been very blessed to have had the chance to study a great many bamboo rods of the classic era, and Tom’s collection provided me with a broader perspective than any other. He had rods by Dickerson, Garrison, Gillum, Hawes, Payne, Leonard, Powell and others, often very rare and unusual models. I have taper records from these great makers out of Tom’s collection that have formed the basis for my understanding of what has been done in terms of taper design and other details of bamboo fly rod construction. On visits to Tom in Michigan or Montana we would spend hours casting rods, perhaps a new model I had developed, or one of the many rods in his varied collection. So many great rods! My wife Jean and I were so glad we had the chance to fish with Tom one last time this past summer. We drove Tom over to a spring fed pond owned by a friend in Livingston, MT and he fished one of my new nine and a half foot Powell-inspired designs that day, taking several nice trout though confined to a walker-chair. The passion was still there.
It is of course bitter-sweet for me now to start offering rods from this collection for sale; many of the rods feel like old friends from whom I started to learn 30 years ago. There are a number of rods that you will be unlikely to come across anywhere else and you will do well to keep your eyes on this site as I start to offer these rods for sale. Some rods will be very expensive as fits their maker, rarity and provenance, while others will be modestly priced due to condition or less storied builder. Tom’s collection threw a wide net, covering a wide array of makers, from Heddon to Garrison and Omar Needham to Gillum. Even if you are not looking to buy, here will be an opportunity to see some very interesting rods rarely if ever available elsewhere. There are a great many rods and I will be listing them over the coming months, a few at a time. I hope you will enjoy looking and for those of you who knew Tom, also a way to remember this remarkable man.
Rods coming from Tom's collection will be identified as such in the description.
Tom Clark passed away this past year after living with Parkinson’s disease for many years. He and I have been friends for about the past 30 years, having been introduced to each other by a shared passion for bamboo fly rods and our mutual friend Joe Garman with whom Tom was very close. I fished with Tom both in Michigan where Tom had a house on the Ausable and in Montana where he also had a place on the East Gallatin in Belgrade.
On the Ausable Tom piloted his classic Ausable River Boat, the same one he fished Ernie Schwiebert out of many years before as described in Ernie’s two volume book “Trout.” We covered a nice stretch of water during the Hendrickson hatch on that iconic water and a day or two later Tom allowed me to fish one of his prized Dickersons, an 861711, on the North Branch Ausable while that day Glen Blackwood was at the helm of his Ausable Boat. Dickerson was Tom’s favorite maker, though in later years he often fished one of the many rods I built for him. We also fished the Missouri, Big Hole and other Montana waters over many years, particularly enjoying floats on the Big Hole with guide Bob Folkedahl. Tom was dedicated to his fly fishing and also fished waters throughout the globe, eastern Canada for Atlantic Salmon, New Zealand, Kamchatka and the Kola Peninsula.
I have been very blessed to have had the chance to study a great many bamboo rods of the classic era, and Tom’s collection provided me with a broader perspective than any other. He had rods by Dickerson, Garrison, Gillum, Hawes, Payne, Leonard, Powell and others, often very rare and unusual models. I have taper records from these great makers out of Tom’s collection that have formed the basis for my understanding of what has been done in terms of taper design and other details of bamboo fly rod construction. On visits to Tom in Michigan or Montana we would spend hours casting rods, perhaps a new model I had developed, or one of the many rods in his varied collection. So many great rods! My wife Jean and I were so glad we had the chance to fish with Tom one last time this past summer. We drove Tom over to a spring fed pond owned by a friend in Livingston, MT and he fished one of my new nine and a half foot Powell-inspired designs that day, taking several nice trout though confined to a walker-chair. The passion was still there.
It is of course bitter-sweet for me now to start offering rods from this collection for sale; many of the rods feel like old friends from whom I started to learn 30 years ago. There are a number of rods that you will be unlikely to come across anywhere else and you will do well to keep your eyes on this site as I start to offer these rods for sale. Some rods will be very expensive as fits their maker, rarity and provenance, while others will be modestly priced due to condition or less storied builder. Tom’s collection threw a wide net, covering a wide array of makers, from Heddon to Garrison and Omar Needham to Gillum. Even if you are not looking to buy, here will be an opportunity to see some very interesting rods rarely if ever available elsewhere. There are a great many rods and I will be listing them over the coming months, a few at a time. I hope you will enjoy looking and for those of you who knew Tom, also a way to remember this remarkable man.
Rods coming from Tom's collection will be identified as such in the description.
For Sale:
~Payne model 96, 6 ft 2pc/2 tips, under 1¾ oz. This is the early model 96 as listed in the Payne catalogs from the 1930's, so the six foot rod rather than the later model 96 which was 6½ ft. In wonderful condition the rod is straight and true with good ferrule fits, though it looks to have been refinished a long time ago, perhaps at Leonard if I don't miss my guess. Fast and very delicate action with tips a mere .048" over varnish below the tip top wrap. Astonishing that those fine tips have survived these many years. Tiny grip as befits this model and with the very small agate stripping guide of the era and American pattern tungsten steel guides. Almost all blueing gone from the slide band and the butt cap has a protruding brass pin. Butt cap is stamped "Payne / Reg. Us Pat. Off. / Sold by / Abercrombie & Fitch / New York." A rare opportunity to own one of the few surviving full length early model 96 Paynes. In original bag with tag and Payne tube. $3,150 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Paul Young Midge 6 ft 3 in, 2pc/2 tips, 1¾ oz. This is about as nice an original and authentic Midge built while Paul Young was at the top of his game as I have seen. It was built in 1956 and has the aluminum ferrules, diminutive grip and tiny stripping guide. Correct original script above the grip reads "H. R. Koszewski, Dertoit, Mar. '56 / "MIDGE" 6'3" - 1¾ oz. HEH / Paul H. Young Co. Detroit - Maker." Many Young rods are actually heavier than what is written on the shaft, but in this case the actual weight is a touch lighter than the scripted "1¾ oz." This script also calls for an HEH line which would be a #5 in modern parlance, but I suspect most modern casters would like a 4 on this dainty, fine-tipped instrument. When I cast it I used a DT4 old Cortland 444 line and that felt just right to me; in fact it is the nicest casting original PY Midge I've tried. Varnish and wraps are original, untouched and good throughout with no need for attention. Assembled the rod is straight as could be, showing only light use. This is the iconic American parabolic Midge that set the standard for the craze for light small rods popularized by Arnold Gingrich and others in the late 1950's and 60's. In original nylon bag and tube from the Thomas H. Clark collection. $4,175 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Sam Carlson 7ft 2pc/1tip #4 line. You will notice in the photos that there are two tips with this rod, but I am listing it as a one tip rod because the second tip was a 'fishing tip' built by Jeff Wagner, so not original. This rod was built for Bob Gorman of Green River Rods in 1979. Bob spent quite a bit of time with Sam in those years and may have gotten the inspiration for the wrap colors from the 'Green Hornet' demo rod Sam always had in the shop; some of you will remember that rod. This is a delightful rod with a DT4 line, fast and smooth with great feel and the depth of power found in some quads. Rod remains in excellent very lightly used condition, straight as a pin with typically perfect Carlson ferrule fit. These short Carlsons are exceedingly rare and here is a chance to own a really nice one for a very reasonable cost.In original bag, likely original tube; Dana Gray tells me Sam used some of this type tube at times. $3,495 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~W.E. Carpenter "Like a Payne 97", 7 ft. 2pc/2 tips for #4 line. As you can see in the photos, this rod is in mint condition with the paper still on the grip and is marked both on the butt section below the ferrule, label on the rod tube and on the paper on the grip as a "Special Project." Walt Carpenter worked in the Payne shop after Jim Payne's passing and has always displayed an affinity for the work from that shop, and anyone seeing this rod for the first time would assume it is a Payne, until reading the writing on the rod shaft and paper on the grip. Stamping on the butt cap, which is also styled like a Payne cap, has a design similar to Payne, but reads "W.E. Carpenter / Maker" while on the opposite side is stamped "2011" indicating the year of build. The blue label on the tube will also look familiar to Payne fans as will the ferrule plug. Apparently the bamboo for this rod came originally from the Payne shop, and the same silks as Payne used were used to secure tungsten steel snake guides and the distinctive white agate stripping guide. Rod is marked as built on the Payne 97 taper, so a lighter action than the better known model 98. About as nice an example as you will find from one of America's premier makers, now no longer building commercially. Accompanying this sale are two papers, one a letter outlining Walt's approach in building this special project rod, and the other a pamphlet from when W.E. Carpenter was still in Chester, NY. In original bag with tag and double labeled tube. SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~F.E. Thomas Browntone 7 ft 2pc/2 tips 2¾ oz. Those of you who know Thomas rods realize how rare these little seven footers are and this one is a gem. It is marked just as 'fly' in the F.E. Thomas register, but I would judge it to be the 'fast dry fly' or 'very fast dry fly' as discussed in older Thomas catalogs. It has a wonderful, very fast dry fly action with its fine tips combined with dramatic swell above the grip. Built in 1948 it remains in excellent, used condition with no need for attention anywhere before fishing. Perfection stripping guide and left hand twist 'English' snake guides throughout. I did put one small drop of varnish on a spot on the reel-seat filler that needed it. With a #4 line, this rod will delight you on smaller waters. In original bag and Thomas tube (old decal Thomas label scratched off) and with a tag, but the tag is for another seven footer, not this rod. From the Thomas H. Clark collection. $2,950 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Dickerson 8013D, 8 ft 2pc/2 tips 4¼ oz (written on rod bag). This very desirable model was built in the era just before WWII and remains in excellent condition. It is a particularly fast version of this model, casting a DT5 or WF6 line in typical Dickerson fashion. Rod is dead straight with perfect ferrule fits and the varnish excellent with no need for attention anywhere. Agate stripping guide and American pattern tungsten steel snake guides. Ferrules have been re-blued and the butt looks to have a very well done protective overcoat of varnish and the tube cap is not the original brass, but a well done aluminum replacement that works perfectly (Bob Summers' work?). Many people feel the 8013 is the Dickerson model to own and this is a particularly nice example. In original bag and tube with replacement tube cap as pictured. $5,275 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~George Halstead 8ft 2pc/2 tips (one short) 3½ oz. This is a very early Halstead rod with its butternut cap & band reel-seat and black rod bag. It is a smooth, light action wonderful casting rod with either a DT4 or WF5 line; my preference is for the DT4. In the 1970's when I was researching bamboo rods and looking for a good casting 8 ft #4 line rod, this would have been heaven for me with its medium-fast light action; light years better than the red-wrap Leonard 40L I owned in those years. This rod is straight and true with perfect ferrule fit and appears to be in original condition. Agate stripping guide and American pattern tungsten steel snake guides. It is a particularly beautiful, warm brown color throughout, as pretty a rod from this time period as one could want, having been built shortly after Halstead left the Payne shop in 1938 where he designed and made the hardware for those wonderful rods. The only bad news is that one tip is about 5 inches short. As a result, I have priced it as a one-tip rod. A rare and wonderful rod from the golden era of bamboo rods for a modest price. In original bag and tube. $2,825 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Jim Payne model 202, 8ft 3pc/2 tips for #5 and 6 lines. This is a very late version of this model built while Jim was still in the shop and it remains in excellent, lightly used condition throughout with perfect original varnish. An interesting feature is that one tip is built with a decidedly stronger taper than the other; I would use the lighter tip with smaller dry flies and the stronger tip with larger flies and wets. The locking nut is stamped "Payne / Reg. US Pat Off" and on the opposite side "Made for Abercrombie & Fitch". The reel-seat is up-locking with Spanish Cedar or Mahogany spacer and the standard Payne style grip. Wraps are the standard Payne brown tipped yellow over tungsten steel snakes and ferrule blue is about 99% perfect. Ferrule fits are the expected Payne perfection. These later Paynes did not come with tags, but the original ferrule plugs are present. In original bag and labeled tube (blue label mostly intact and protected by tape). From the Thomas H. Clark collection. $2,950 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Dickerson 861711, 8½ ft 3pc/2 tips. One of the most loved models from this maker, this one was built when at the top of his game in 1947 and it is a gem. All sections are same length, which is often not true with this maker, especially from later time periods and the rod remains in excellent, apparently original condition. It has the orange wraps typical of this time and rod is straight with good ferrule fits. Once again in casting this particular rod I was astonished at its smooth, easy power and great feel with a WF6 line. I have learned in the last few years of the uncanny balance found in Dickerson rods between the weight and momentum of the rod in casting and its inherent spring power. The result is a very comfortable rod with excellent performance, especially on the water. In original dark green bag with ties and original tube with a very rare Dickerson label on the tube. $4,975 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Paul Young Para 17, 8½ ft. 2pc/2 tips, 5.23-5.38 oz ser. # 2004. This rod was built while the 'old man' was still in the shop and in his prime in March of 1955. It remains in excellent original condition and I see no need for attention anywhere before fishing. As is often the case with Young's 'parabolic' series, this one has a dry fly tip and a wet fly tip. It also has the Super-Z ferrules, golden bronze wraps and decorative spiral wraps at the base of the female ferrule. Dry fly tip has the wonderful 'ice cream cone' super fast taper in the end of the tip seen on American parabolic rods as well as the proper red decorative spiral wrap at the ferrule and at the tip top. According to the writing on the rod shaft the rod wants a WF7 line with the dry fly tip and a WF8 with the wet fly tip and from casting I would agree with these recommendations. Typical of Young's rods it has astonishing power to easily drive a long line, while the fast taper and relatively fine tip make it also quite capable at closer quarters, especially with the dry fly tip. Original 'technicolor' nylon satin bag and original B-24 aluminum tube with a wooden end plug. $2,775 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~F.E. Thomas Browntone, 9 ft 3pc/2 tips, 6¼ oz. A very nice landlocked salmon or grilse rod, this fine condition Thomas feels like it would cast a #7 line with plenty of reserve. It remains in excellent condition with minor signs of varnish age and a slight fish-fighting bow. In original blue rod bag and Thomas tube with partial label. $895 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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Photographic Prints
Photographic Prints~Per Brandin B&W print. Stroboscopic view of John Napoli casting my Tournament Trout Fly Rod at the Long Beach Casting Club about 1995. Signed digital print image size 13X20 inches, paper size 17X22 inches. Suitable for mounting or framing. Signed. $475 SOLD, but other prints of this image are available.
~Per Brandin B&W print. 'Fish Watches Man'; Chinatown, NY City 1980. Image size 33X22 inches. Digital print suitable for mounting or framing. Perhaps my single favorite image. Signed. $795
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I have many other prints available for sale, both in digital and silver print modes; please see the section of my website I call 'Street Level Photos' for more information.
E.C. Powell Essays on Fly fishing, edited by Press Powell
I have several of the E.C. Powell pamphlets from the 1990's edited by Press Powell at $25.00 each. This is a great and useful compendium of the better known essays written by E.C., including A Discourse on Trout Angling and Tackle, The Mechanics of Fly Casting, and A Short Common Sense Treatise on Fly Rod Construction. This pamphlet also includes some other writing from the Powell family, as well as photographs from the Powell family archive.
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Reels
~David Edel Titanium fly reel in RHW. This is the rare bench made version of this reel, of which it is my understanding there were only four made. The side of the reel foot is stamped "2 of 4." Diameter is just over 2¾" and spool width about ¾"; a wonderful reel for trout for you titanium fans. Spectacular precision and a lovely click sound and feel; an impressive reel in all ways. Walrus tusk handle looks and feels like ivory. Comes in sheepskin-lined leather case from A.E. Nelson in Scio, OR. Reel remains in mint condition. $2,950 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Hardy Featherweight multiplier with two screw line guard. There were very few of these reels built by Hardy and it is even more rare with its two screw line guard. It is set currently for LHW but can be easily switched to RHW if required. Reel remains in excellent, very clean condition with everything operating properly. I have come to really like multipliers in the last few years, but this one is just a touch small for my use. In original Hardy zippered case. $625 SOLD Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Ari Hart Seatrout reel in LHW. This 3¾" diameter by 1" spool width reel is an ideal Steelhead dry fly, grilse or light salmon reel with its smooth zero pickup inertia drag and palmable spool. Ari Hart reels have won kudos for their design and performance for many years and one is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Comes in original black leather case stamped "ATH." $795 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~William Mills & Son / Dingley reel 4¼ inches across frame. This is a large, charming reel that would work well on two hand rods wanting a reel with fair line capacity. It is the caged spool design distinctively built by Dingley for William Mills & Son in New York and it weighs 11.3 oz. The click is strong and is equal in both directions, so reel can be used either LHW or RHW. There is a fully functional roller positioned as if to be used in RHW and "rings up." Most leading remains and condition overall is at least very good and perfect functionally. Reel foot is original and unmolested, but does have a small dent at one corner, barely visible in the photos. I fish a small 3” trout version of this reel and find it very pleasant on the water. $375 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Saracione Deluxe 2¾" fly reel in RHW, serial number 009. This very low serial number reel of Joe Saracione's make in his classic Edward Vom Hofe styling is about as pretty a reel as one could put on a fine bamboo rod. Fixed click like on the EVH Peerless reels. Reel is in mint condition and comes in original leather case stamped "Saracione / Deluxe / Made in USA" and box, warranty registration paper and supplemental reel bag. $1875 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Saracione Deluxe 2¾" fly reel in LHW, serial number 039. This low serial number reel of Joe Saracione's make in his classic Edward Vom Hofe styling is about as pretty a reel as one could put on a fine bamboo rod. I would use it with #3 or 4 lines or even WF5. It remains in mint condition and comes in it original sheepskin-lined leather case made by Arne Mason of Oregon. $1675 SALE PENDING Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Seamaster first era salmon reel in RHW. One of the most beautiful of reels is this early Seamaster by McChritian Enterprises in Coral Gables, Florida. It's S-shaped handle and clock-like click is a joy to handle; I had never seen one of these before and admit that I am very taken with it. The anti-reverse ultra smooth drag has no perceptible start-up inertia and a wide range. Rod is in excellent + to near mint condition with little sign of use, though one of the handles shows a light blush likely from age. Comes in original suede leather lined case made by the H.J. Collis mfg. co. and with original papers with instructions for care and use as well as the Seamaster pamphlet that includes reel info and photos of salt water fly rod luminaries such as Al Pfleuger, Jr., Dr. Webster Robinson, Mac Miller and Capt. George Hommell, Jr. displaying tarpon and sailfish. This reel is termed 'salmon' though I would as likely use if for bonefish. 1,825 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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~Seamaster second era salmon reel in RHW. Like the first era reel above this one has an ultra smooth anti-reverse drag, but with an updated design. It is in mint condition showing no signs of use and comes in a large faux-leather zippered case. $1,425 Click on smaller images to enlarge
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This list of rods and reels will be updated with new items occasionally so please keep checking back.
