California Made Classic Fly Reels
Many were made and only so many still out there. Here is my collection of 3. Love to see some of yours.
Orvis Odyssey+ III - Made by Rich Jacobsen in SoCal for maybe 7 years. Regarded by many as Orvis' finest reel ever made. Drag is incredible. I use it primarily in the Salt for Stripers and Bonito etc...
Thompson 100 - Just acquired this guy late last winter and finally going to give it a test run on the Yuba Friday. Copy of the Hardy Perfect. Made in San Francisco for only a few years in the late 1940's. Cannot wait.
Original Ross RR1 - My go to High Sierra Trout reel. Silent check is hard to get used to, but so well made and lightweight you get over it. These were actually first made in the Scott River Valley (Etna, CA).
All are no longer made and fairly rare, however are fantastic reels and definitely have the "Cool" factor just like a classic car. Love to see some of yours. Show us what you got! Anyone out there have a Peaker Billfish? Love to get one of those for my 9 wt. spey.
No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity
But I know none, and therefore am no beast
-William Shakespeare
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