Abel Super 5N Reel

Abel Super 5N ReelAn Abel Super 5N fly reel, 3 1 2" diameter and set up for RHW. Excellent lightly used condition, with one nick and a few light marks on the frame. Highly ported large arbor design. Anodized with a colorful Derek DeYoung trout pattern on the frame and spool with a black anodized foot. Serial #4824. Black handle and the cork drag is adjusted via a black dial on the backplate. The reel packs into the original Abel cordura pouch.

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One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891

He used Gillum cane to construct the rod

The offshore spool boasts heat sink fins on the back to help dissipate energy during fish runs

Staggered ferrule

These marks are very shallow in the ebonite and are not visible unless you have the reel at the correct angle in a light source

The reel seat is a down-locking nickel silver screwlock of opposed pocket caps

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maroon w/silver

The reel diameter is 3

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A quick polish should do the trick and it is devoid of any nicks