Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 7'8" 3 5/8" diameter with a

3 5/8" diameter with a 1 7/8" frame width (recall that Restigouche models did not always follow the standard Vom Hofe sizing conventions and this one is slightly larger than a "standard" 2/0)

and currently set up for RHW

For sale here is a 6'6 impregnated Orvis Flea bamboo rod

11 corks in the style of a full wells

The hard rubber side plates are crack-free

Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 7'8" 3 5/8" diameter with aA nice Abel No. 5 fly reel with a spare spool, 5" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel boasts a a 1 3 8" spool width and weighs 15. 3 ounces on my scale. This heavy duty model is very tough to come by in fact out of all of the Abels I've handled this may be the first standalone No 5 model (it corresponds to the Super 13 and 14). This one is in mint, unfished condition. The porting design differs slightly on the spools, one has standard circles while