Bogdan Model 100 Fly Reel 6'6" Serial number 72419643

Serial number 72419643

Sideplates are hard rubber with an attractive finish

damage to one pillar where back plate screw hole was badly drilled - see last photo

A Hardy Prince 7/8 fly reel

with all parts of the reel having been bench-made

Bogdan Model 100 Fly Reel 6'6" Serial number 72419643A nice Bogdan Model 100 salmon reel, set up for RHW. 3 1 2" diameter with a 1 5 32" spool width. It weighs 9. 8 ounces on my scale, a little over a full ounce lighter than typical for this model. This is due to the porting on the front plate and on one side of the spool. The porting on the frontplate is somewhat unusual for this model, more akin to the porting that Stan did on his trout models and I'm sure this was done at the customer's request to