Antique Fly Reels: A History & Value Guide

Forrest Park Pub, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, white pages. Book has minor wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. Antique Fly Reels provides a nostalgic glimpse into the history of those innovative and useful devices that, along with the bamboo rod, have become so highly sought-after by collector and contemporary angler alike. From mass-produced, unwieldy contraptions to handmade, precision instruments - none are excluded here. Numerous detailed photographs illustrate a wide variety of fly reel types including American made fly reels dating from 1874, British fly reels, and automatic models. Author D.B. Homel is a member of the Northwest Outdoor Writers' Association and past recipient of that organization's Excellence In Craft Award. In this book he offers a comfortable blend of refreshing narrative and technical insight, peppered with a few unabashed and amusing remarks. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. Why pay more? When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.