Wes Drain Steelhead Reel - extremely scarce! 6'10" Bound in full black leather

Bound in full black leather with gilt title and decoration on the spine

The reel and spool feature a handsome matte olive green and gold anodized finish

Original aluminum and brass topped tube

2-tip rod - a medium action for a #4 line or slowish #5

Wes Drain Steelhead Reel - extremely scarce! 6'10" Bound in full black leatherFor sale here is a very scarce Wes Drain Steelhead reel, one of 7 8 reels made with the aid of Boeing engineers machinists and their facilities in Washington State. This one was made for Drain's close friend and fishing companion, John Thompson. Drain was a well known and very accomplished fisherman, holding a 20+ year record for the largest steelhead landed in the State of Washington, caught on the Skagit River on a self made fly pattern now known as