Todd Sands Large Salmon Fly Reel (RHW)

Todd Sands Large Salmon Fly Reel (RHW)For sale here is a Todd Sands Large Salmon fly reel. Serial #008. 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 Salmon reel utilizes the same double delrin brake shoe drag as Paul's reels did. The

The screw nut is stamped "Payne" in the cartouche and underneath "Reg U

Tan poplin sock with T&T tag and bag stiffener

All in all a very well executed package

The rod comes with the correct red cloth bag and the embossed leather tube and paperwork of provenance

Interesting nickel silver ferrule plug is sculpted in both concave and convex scallops with three knurls and a cork plug

Very nice medium-fast action

Very fine tips and a semi full-flexing action

Winston LT 7'9" 4wt fly rod in a 5 piece configuration with a marked weight of 2 1/8 oz

The fine construction of this reel comes from a machine shop in Connecticut with whom Fred collaborated

and presented in a handsome mahogany display case

although proper and done a long time ago

EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND REEL