Bill Ballan Salmon Reel 3 1/4" 8'6' The rod comes with its

The rod comes with its original bag with hang tag and original tube

Black anodized frame and spool with porting on the spool and backplate

A blend of the exceptional Payne and Granger 8' tapers and a joy to fish

Rough varnish with alligatoring and over varnishing

Bill Ballan Salmon Reel 3 1/4" 8'6' The rod comes with itsA scarce Bill Ballan Salmon Reel, 3 1 4" diameter and set up for LHW. This reel has a very wide spool, with the inside spool measuring 1 1 4" while the inside frame dimension measures almost 1 1 1 2". I am not sure that I have seen this model before. The internal brake system is an imitation of the Bogdan double brake design, and the back plate has a button that releases it from the frame, similar to that used by Joe Saraciones' classic American