Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 8'5" Robichaud #5 Traditional Trout fly

Robichaud #5 Traditional Trout fly reel with removable back cover

Every Spring I visit the club with my friends Clint Bailey and James Harrington and we have the first opportunity of the year to field test the rods that I designed the previous winter

Both sections are full length though there is a slight set in the tip

There is a faint ring where a decal was on the top of the vice though this can easily be removed

1 tip has 2 facet cracks on the nodes close to the base of the tip above the ferrule

Edward Vom Hofe early Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 5/0 8'5" Robichaud #5 Traditional Trout flyFor sale here is a very rare first model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model, which was coined circa 1911). In this time period, the model was referred to as the "Celebrated Salmon and Grilse Click Reel". In the late 1800s this size (4 3 8" diameter) was designated as 5 0 (became size 6 0 circa 1911). The reel is in excellent original condition with no cracks in the hard rubber. This reel carries the Sep 2,