Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 9'3" and hex/allen wrench

and hex/allen wrench

Peach color rod bag with attached aluminum-and-cork ferrule plug sewn onto bag along with Bob's label

This seat is uplocking with a hidden pocket cap and is properly radiused to fit small reels securely

Spiral signature wrap of the same color pattern

The book is bound in dark blue pigskin spine with silver title and blue cloth

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 9'3" and hex/allen wrenchFrom the estate of author, fishing guru, and winner of the Buz Buszek award, Andre Puyans: For sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Diameter of is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8