Abel 4.5 Fly Reel 14' Includes seven classic salmon flies

Includes seven classic salmon flies tied by Barry Mill

Also accompanying is a 1990 handwritten letter by Rosborough relaying his "complete retirement" due to ill health

Full intermediate wraps in brown

Two opposed node pattern with a light caramel color oven temper cane with darker nodes

with a micro amount of brassing to the inner snake guides being the only sign of use that I could find

Abel 4.5 Fly Reel 14' Includes seven classic salmon fliesA nice Abel 4. 5 fly reel equipped with the offset foot. 4 1 2" diameter, with a 1 1 8" spool width, and 1 3 4" overall frame width. The reel weighs 17. 1 oz on my scale. RHW. Red and black spattered custom finish. Near mint condition. There are some tiny marks on the reel foot and one or two tiny traces on the frame, but the reel could not have been fished much. The reel packs into original black Abel cordura pouch. A powerhouse designed to tackle