Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 Restigouche 4/0 Fly Reel

Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 Restigouche 4/0 Fly ReelFor sale here is an Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 "Restigouche" Salmon fly reel in excellent plus overall condition. Size 4 0 3 7 8" diameter with a width of 1 11 16". This reel carries the '83 patent date on the oil cap. German silver safety bands and pair of roller bars (with two extra roller bars added originally as a custom option). The reel has a strong adjustable drag and click. This reel has the seven detent arrowhead pointer drag feature with very

The box is a bit tattered on top

Length - 7'9"

One of my new personal favorites

the reel is in excellent overall condition

Serial #1491 from the early 1970s

the Downeast Salmon Federation

These benchmade reels exhibit a very high standard of craft and are a modern homage to the classic Vom Hofe style reels

For sale here is a wonderful little Kineya Cavous Reel in a very rare silver finish

Lancaster was greatly influenced by Paul H

About the only downside I can think of is that this rod has no ferrule plugs since it predates when I started to supply them

Gold and black tipping at the winding check

but the reel is 95% flawless cosmetically