Steans & Co. / E.J. Brown - 4 5/8" Sea/Salmon Silex style reel 10' I met the late Joe

I met the late Joe Garman up in Canada one autumn and handed it to him to test (Joe was a discriminating bamboo enthusiast as many know)

The grip shows only the lightest of soiling

Contains over 70 1-page essays on Grant's fishing experiences

The action is a wonderfully crisp and smooth medium-fast dry-fly

Mark graciously sold me a vintage-appropriate brass-capped aluminum tube although it's not a Garrison tube

Steans & Co. / E.J. Brown - 4 5/8" Sea/Salmon Silex style reel 10' I met the late JoeFor sale is a very scarce Silex style reel made by E. J. Brown and sold by Steans & Co. from New Zealand. 1950s vintage. 4 5 8" diameter, 1 1 2" spool width, weight 21 1 4 oz. Right hand retrieve. A very solid reel mechanically. No repairs or unoriginal parts exist. The foot is perfect. The on off click lever works as intended. The hand brake applies an adequate amount of pressure to the revolving spool while fighting a fish. The spool screw also