Peerless 1A Fly Reel 8 Weight An Abel trout reel

An Abel trout reel

The rod weighs 4 3/8 oz

Winston bamboo fly rod made in Twin Bridges

The reel packs into a handsome Arne Mason leather reel case and the initials "RS" have been burned into the bottom of the case

The tips comes in their separate tube case

Peerless 1A Fly Reel 8 Weight An Abel trout reelA Peerless Model 1A fly reel, 2 3 4" diameter and set up for RHW. Near mint condition with just a few mounting marks on the foot but I could find little other signs of use despite a line being loaded on it. The reel weighs 5. 1 ounces on my scale with the line. Black anodized sideplates with a clear anodized frame, and the reel sports the classic S handle design. Built to hold lines up to a #4. Click and pawl drag that's adjusted via the drag lever on