Leonard Mills Model 50 Fly Reel 8'1" For sale here is a

For sale here is a Big Game Series Abel No

Suitable for a 4/5/6wt line and backing

This one reads "6812"

which Hardy made starting in 1911 and which was itself inspired by the well-known tournament put on by the Casting Club of France (of which Louis Bougle was a founder and at which many renowned anglers of the day competed for accuracy and distance casting)

Leonard Mills Model 50 Fly Reel 8'1" For sale here is aAn excellent Leonard Mills model 50 fly reel, 3" in diameter. This circa 1935 fixed check reel was made for Mills by Julius vom Hofe. It has the hard rubber side plates with an aluminum raised pillar frame, and nickel silver cross pillars, screws, half handle, and foot. The foot on this unmarked reel has not been shortened, but one end is slightly bent. There are no cracks or chips in the hard rubber, nor repairs or missing parts. It is an honest