South Creek Limited Fly Reel 8'4" "Turk's head" style tension adjuster

"Turk's head" style tension adjuster in excellent shape

firmly glued in place

The flies were tied by Howells himself - they are in exceptional condition and very well tied as Howells was a very accomplished tyer

This is one of the recent reproductions of these models by the House of Hardy

143 of 300 that were to be made - 150 of size 2/3 and 150 of size 4/5 (not certain how many were actually produced)

South Creek Limited Fly Reel 8'4" "Turk's head" style tension adjusterA nice South Creek Limited fly reel, designed by Colorado based rodmaker Mike Clark and made in the USA. 2 3 4" diameter and designed to hold a #3 4 5 line. Set up for LHW, though reversible. It weighs 5. 2 ounces on my scale. This one is serial #122. Excellent lightly used condition with a little bit of trace wear on the frame edge, and some mounting marks on the foot but very clean otherwise. Black sideplates with a traditional silver frame, crank,