Saracione Mark IV Fly Reel 3"

Saracione Mark IV Fly Reel 3"An excellent Saracione 3" Mark IV trout reel, set up for RHW. There are some mounting marks on the reel foot but I can find no sign anywhere else on the reel that it has ever been fished. Serial #969. Black anodized sideplates with a light gold anodized frame and spool. The reel weighs 5. 7 ounces on my scale. 13 16 spool width that's perfect for 4 5 6 lines with capacity for 50 yards of 20# backing. Preset fixed gear and pawl drag system for spool

full-flexing and silky smooth

likely from Jim Payne's own hand

Near mint condition with Hardy leather case

The rod tube has the 1950's data sticker but there is no ferrule plug

Comes with original bag and tube with Thomas tube label

Screw heads generally in good shape — some a bit buggered but not badly

The rod has a wonderful medium fast dry-fly action

For sale here is an 8 foot Everett Garrison Model 212 bamboo rod in an extremely rare 3/2 format

allowing the rod taper to flex consistently through the ferrule sections

Made for a 5 weight line

Oxidized and drawn ferrules of a seamless step design

Very high end machining on this reel