Penn International 2.5 Reel

Penn International 2.5 ReelA Penn International 2. 5 model fly reel, approximately 3 5 16ths diameter and set up for LHW. Direct drive. Near mint condition with just the tiniest trace of cosmetic wear here and there. It could not have been fished much. Black anodized frame and spool with the spool ported. The drag is adjusted via a dial on the backplate. Serial number H931549. Made in the USA. The reel weighs 9. 8 ounces on my scale. It comes in its original pouch.

This is the scarce "Midge" size of Joe's deluxe reels and are exceptionally hard to find

Red cloth bag with aluminum tube bearing the G

A nice copy of Barker's work An Angler's Paradise: Recollections of Twenty Years with Rod & Line in Ireland

Wide ranging click-check drag mechanism

Light tan intermediates

It is difficult to find rods refinished by Sam much less one that has a letter to go with it

A classic treatise on nymph fishing

She has recently begun to sign the inside of her cases with her name

An unusually rare Leonard "Parabolic"

The tube stores into the canvas over bag along with the butt and the fighting butt

An excellent example of the rodmakers art and this rod belongs in any collection of fine bamboo rods

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