AL Walker Fairie Fly Reel

AL Walker Fairie Fly ReelAn excellent and hard to find AL Walker Fairie trout reel, 2 1 4 in diameter and set up for RHW (the drag itself feels fairly neutral, though the check is louder in one direction than the other). The reel weighs 4. 2 ounces on my scale. This was the smallest trout reel ever made by either Walker, father or son. I can find no sign that the reel has ever been fished. The foot, spool, knurled grease cap and protective rims are aluminum. Two of the

and cork check are all oxidized

including dark nickel-silver slide band and cap

The full wells grip measures 6" in length with the original protective still in place

Bronze snake guides with only the tiniest amount of brassing to the inner surface

A fine collector specimen and an even better reel to use on the water

It also has the most precise drag adjustment of any spring pawl type reel available

Beautiful Payne medium colored cane

The only issue is some salt corrosion on the stripper

and includes the original leather/canvas reel muffin

he details his own procedures

Hoagy Carmichael has informed me that this is possibly one of two Model 209 rods in a three-piece format ever made by Garrison

For sale here is a Ari 't Hart (ATH Design era) Rio Orbigo F2 fly reel in mint condition in the hard-to-find color combination of gold and silver