Todd Sands Large Trout Fly Reel (RHW)

Todd Sands Large Trout Fly Reel (RHW)For sale here is a Todd Sands Large Trout fly reel. Serial no. #006. Right hand retrieve. Todd mentored for the past few years under the late Dr. Paul Hermann. Paul was extremely excited that he found an experienced machinist who had an interest and passion for fly fishing and for carrying on the historical tradition of crafting hand made fly reels. This Sands Large Trout reel utilizes the same double delrin brake shoe drag as Paul's reels only the

Desirable left hand wind

Hardware and ferrules are bright and have some mild spots of corrosion from finger print acids

4 1/4" in diameter with a 1 1/8" spool width

" stamped on the oil cap

Grip may have been cleaned and there is a small chunk of cork missing near the hood (pictured)

Talk about a rod with a lineage

The replacement rod was a Spinoza model in the same length and line weight

broken hinges

More importantly it is not often you come across a rod with this kind of major historical significance

"Payne" roller die-stamped on the cap and "reg us pat off" on the opposite side stamped "Sold by Abercrombie & Fitch Co

early 1980's rod of mine with "Aroner 7' #5 Hunt Pattern" lettered on shaft

The reel is in as-new unfished condition