Ross Heritage Edward Vom Hofe Fly Reel 8'7" Smallmouth

Smallmouth

A nice opportunity for someone who has always wanted to fish a Payne and to do so on a budget

Includes original bag and tube though the tube is missing its cap

The fighting butt stores in the bottom of a blue heavy cloth tie string bag meant for the rod with a Hardy logo embroidered on the bag and a large card from Hardy with care tips and the rod data

5" deep and 0

Ross Heritage Edward Vom Hofe Fly Reel 8'7" SmallmouthAn extremely scarce Ross "Heritage" Edward Vom Hofe style reel, constructed of german silver and delrin side plates. 2 7 8" diameter with a 1" spool width. LHW retrieve. Near mint condition with some faint marks on the faceplate and some light mounting marks on the foot, but very clean overall. This reel is serial #12 of 27 reels that Ross produced in 1992 (I believe that Len Codella commissioned Ross to make these). The size is roughly equivalent to