JW Young 3 3/8" Pattern 14A red agate fly reel

JW Young 3 3/8" Pattern 14A red agate fly reelFor sale here is a 3 3 8 Youngs Pattern 14A. A pre war reel with a 2 screw latch. Foot is original and unmolested, nice three facet handle, no spindle play, adjustable check. Dark red agate in good order. This reel ships from our UK office. REF 0298

The full wells grip measures 6 1/4" in length and features a rather shallow taper compared to most full wells grips

but the spool on this special edition Arrowhead reel is made entirely out of a block of pure titanium grade 2

the Classics have become the pinnacle design

owing to their smooth operation

16" spool width

Non adjustable drag

this tip has also lost its tip wraps though the tip-top remains secure

The rod remains in excellent- original condition

One of the tips is shorter by 1/4" and the tip top silks appear a bit darker than the other tip-top silks

a twist of the regulator was all that was needed to set the drag using this remarkably elegant mechanism

without the fighting butt and 9

we can often make reasonably educated guesses about ferrule sizes based on the general specs of a rod