Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 3 3/4" 4 Weight The reel is in excellent+

The reel is in excellent+ condition with some grease residue marks inside the reel

Chromed foot is original

For sale here is a Perrine #68 fly box with approximately 45 vintage wet flies (mostly large nymphs)

Reel Material: Machined of aerospace bar-stock aluminum and stainless steel

The rod packs into a brown corduroy bag and a brown frost coated aluminum tube with the Riverwatch logo on the outside and gold anodized hardware

Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 3 3/4" 4 Weight The reel is in excellent+A nice Farlex Platewind direct drive fly reel, 3 3 4" diameter and set up for RHW (though the bias is fairly neutral). Raised pillar design. Serial #071. Mint, unused condition. Black anodized throughout. The reel weighs 10 ounces on my scale. Gear and pawl drag system with a nice loud click. Ebonite handle that's slightly flared at the end. The winding plate sports a brass medallion over the spindle that notes the size, serial number, and gear ratio.