Henschel No 5 AR Fly Reel

Henschel No 5 AR Fly ReelA Henschel #5 anti reverse fly reel, 4. 6" in diameter and set up for LHW. Made in Germany, this reel is designed for large offshore species such as Sailfish, Marlin, Tuna, and shark. Mint, unfished condition. Designed to hold 13+ weight lines with approximately 600 yards of backing. The reel weighs 17. 1 ounces on my scale. Black anodized throughout with a clear anodized crank handle with the drag adjuster dial underneath. The reel packs into the

All of the rods are unique and built from one culm of bamboo with mirrored tips

The reel seat is an uplocking screw lock with a walnut spacer

A terrific rod from Mr

The reel has a fair amount of rim rash to the gold anodizing of the frame and abrasion to the drag selector

The rod is in near mint condition with minor evidence of having been lawn cast

Ferrules are size 11

but we a going all-in on the latter method

I could find little sign that this rod has been fished

The Swiss-style ferrules are size 14/64 with a great fit

but inside it also has an internal spring and pad designed to hold the reel inside in place (My suspicion is that it's original given how well the reel fits inside

and magenta

Silver serpentine crank handle