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Vintage/Antique
Vintage/Antique
Vintage/Antique
Vintage/Antique

Vintage/Antique "Wilby" Fly Reel --1940's-usable/collectible

$ 6.33

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: fly reel
  • Condition: The reel is old and has a ton of patina, yet it is in working condition. This one, if you are a purist that want only to fish with "dinosaur" equipment from way back when, is great. These reels have a good rep for lasting because they are simple. See photos.
  • Brand: Wilby
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Fishing Type: fly fishing
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    This fly reel is from way back when they used nothing but steel or aluminum.  It has patina, and given some steel wool, it could probably look pretty sharp etc.  It stubbornly doesn't want to quit working.  It measures 3 1/2" in diameter, 2 " thick, with a foot that is 2 1/2".  See photos.  No clicker but clicks??.  A good conversation piece, shelf sitter, piece in a shadow box, or go out and actually fish with it.  The reel weighs right at 5.3 oz.  The reels came out in the 1940's and are considered a reel that can last a lifetime.