Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 9'6" Near mint condition

Near mint condition

who together lay claim to 116 years of reel-making experience

and assorted Catskill style dries) are in excellent condition

From the end of the upper grip down to the bottom of the rubber butt is 9 1/2"

Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 9'6" Near mint conditionFor sale here is a very rare first model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model, which was coined circa 1911). In this time period, the model was referred to as the "Celebrated Salmon and Grilse Click Reel". In the late 1800s this size (4 3 8" diameter) was designated as 5 0 (became size 6 0 circa 1911). The reel is in excellent original condition with two small cracks in the hard rubber, one by the foot pillar