Julius Vom Hofe - Size 4 Platewind Fly Reel 3-piece Line capacity is 300 yards

Line capacity is 300 yards of 20lb backing and up to a WF10F line

Replacement tube with the original bag

Very good condition though some repairs are needed

Capacity is approximately Spey-9 + 300yds 30#

This is an extremely scarce model made by Orvis in the early 1960s and only offered for a few years

Julius Vom Hofe - Size 4 Platewind Fly Reel 3-piece Line capacity is 300 yardsFor sale here is a scarce size 4 Julius Vom Hofe Platewind fly reel. 2 1 8" diameter and 15 16" wide spool. Fixed click check is nice and strong and favors left hand retrieve. The hard rubber rims have some chips but the reel feels very solid nonetheless. Mechanically this reel operates very nicely and would look great on a small stream bamboo rod!