Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 4" 7'8" a tournament caster who he

a tournament caster who he felt would try to throw 100 feet of line with it

The reel seat may be bakelite or another plastic and the seat is an uplock with a hidden pocket cap

This specimen was made for Swiss tackle dealer Heinz-Rudi Hebeisen in Zürich

The seat is a varnished and mortised burl walnut

The shorter lengths fish a #5 line and the longer configurations work best as #4

Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 4" 7'8" a tournament caster who heA nice Farlex 1 1 Platewind direct drive fly reel, 4" diameter and set up for RHW (though the bias is fairly neutral). Raised pillar design. Serial #11. Mint, unfished condition. Black anodized throughout. The reel weighs 13. 6 ounces on my scale. Gear and pawl drag system with a nice loud click. Ebonite handle that's slightly flared at the end. "Farlex" is etched into both the winding plate and backplate. There is also a tensioner in the frame edge