Atkinson, Robert - "Fishing Flies" 7'2" Internally adjustable pawl click drag

Internally adjustable pawl click drag made from 303 heat-treated stainless steel is locked in place by two small hex cam nuts and a spring retainer

There is a bit of very minor wear around the rim of the butt cap

Highly polished

For sale here is a very rare first model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model

There are indented witness marks on the ferrules for easy alignment

Atkinson, Robert - "Fishing Flies" 7'2" Internally adjustable pawl click dragRobert Atkinson "Fishing Flies: An Illustrated Album" Crescent Books, New York, New York, U. S. A., 1991. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition "This comprehensive book contains a wealth of annotated full color photographs which chart the changing fashions, innovations and materials natural and unnatural employed throughout history by the fly fisherman in pursuit of his sport"