JW Young 2 1/2" Pattern 1 red agate fly reel

JW Young 2 1/2" Pattern 1 red agate fly reelFor sale here is a superb JW Young Pattern 1 small trout reel. 2 1 2" diameter and includes a flawless red agate line guide. Mechanically the reel is in excellent condition. It does have some end play, but the click is one of the strongest I have encountered. Full length and unmolested reel foot. Stamped for retailer Ogden Smith. You will look long and hard to find another reel like this.

without the extension and 8 1/2 oz with it

7 1/2" in diameter and standing nearly 12" tall

Quarterbound in burgundy leather with cloth boards and a cloth slipcase

These Robichaud reels are not easy to find on the resale market

Leonard version

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat

This is Bob's first "Green Drake" tied in 1985 and framed in the original box he did together with his brother

Bright aluminum down-locking reel seat over a beautifully figured walnut spacer

The reel was made in 2012 and remains in excellent condition

Full length and unaltered ribbed brass foot

The "Black Troll" model - 8 feet for a 5 weight line

In 1930 A&I was sold to Horrocks-Ibbotson of Utica