Bogdan Baby Trout Reel

Bogdan Baby Trout ReelA nice Bogdan Baby Trout reel, set up for RHW. 2 3 4" diameter with a 3 4" spool width. The reel is mint, unfished and completely pristine. Black sideplates with a silver frame. The spool appears to be an ever so slightly warmer champagne color. The foot, serpentine handle, oil cap, and nameplate are silver. The sideplate and spool are both ventilated on the crank side. Perfect mechanical condition with a fixed drag. The reel packs into the original

Nice ivorine handle spins freely

I realize there is a lot of ego involved with the owning and fishing of bamboo

"Saracione" and "224" are stamped on the foot bar

The perfect bonefish reel with the best drag ever made

There is some micro soiling to grip

Gary's business card is affixed to the tube unlike the typical label one sees on later rods

a rear 7-position drag

Weight: 165g / 5

and how many of them would be 202's

original guides

The reel seat consists of a handsome cap and ring over what looks to be a maple spacer

this copy part of the limited-run published as the Flyfisher’s Classic Library