Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 8'5" WF7 + 200 20#

WF7 + 200 20#

It appears to have been cleaned and polished at some point in its life

This piece originally published in Spain (1942) as a prologue to "Twenty Years a Big Game Hunter" by Count Yebes

Reel is in new/mint condition and features the rare brown finish which was a test color in 1977 shortly after the model 350 was first introduced

You will be glad you did

Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 8'5" WF7 + 200 20#For sale here is a very rare first model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model, which was coined circa 1911). In this time period, the model was referred to as the "Celebrated Salmon and Grilse Click Reel". In the late 1800s this size (4 3 8" diameter) was designated as 5 0 (became size 6 0 circa 1911). The reel is in excellent original condition with no cracks in the hard rubber. This reel carries the Sep 2,