JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind!

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind!Youngs No. 3 Fly Reel, possibly unique. Red agate, silent check, 2 7 8 diameter, original box, mint condition. Elwyn (Rupe) Atwood, author of the excellent Medlar Press book J. W. Young, A century of the art of making fishing reels states ~ I am pretty sure it dates from the 1930s, at a time when Youngs identified their reels by patterns number only. In my opinion, your reel is a Pattern number 3. As there are several missing numbers in all my

Wraps are brown with purple tips

This is a splendid set of limited anniversary edition Bogdan salmon reels

A River Never Sleeps

This is a wonderful small stream reel and is very solid mechanically

having been the President of AFTMA and President of Burke Fishing Lures

For sale here is a stunning Eustis W

The tip tops are 0

Bright aluminum up-locking reel seat with knurled edges and a fine wood spacer

For sale here is a second-model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 salmon fly reel in excellent overall condition

All dressed on the same size hook

Includes a copy of the Gary Howells pages with a personal signed note from Gary to Craig Lynch (see photo)

two sections with one tip