Bellinger Fly Reel 2 3/4"

Bellinger Fly Reel 2 3/4"A nice Bellinger MKI trout reel, set up for LHW. 2 3 4" in diameter with a spool width that measures just over 3 4". It weighs 4. 8 ounces on my scale. Near mint condition with the only sign of any use I could see being some tiny mounting marks on the foot. The reel appears unused otherwise. The black, unventilated sideplates are in perfect shape, as are the frame and stainless pillars. The frame is a warm champagne color and the foot more of a

and is done in a blunt cigar profile

There are some small chips out of the hard rubber handle on this reel

Click and pawl drag design with a soft inbound click and a louder outbound

much of the lacquer remaining on the surface of the reel and nearly full leading

The cap has a roll die stamp "Kosmic" in a cartouche and underneath "Kosmic rod co L

He also sent me a large block of walnut with which to make his reel seats

For sale here is a very elegant six-sided bamboo rod by Ron Kusse - 6'6 2/2 for a 4 weight line

6" long with 12 corks

A very nicely preserved rod

An acrylic finish devised by Walt Carpenter gives a truly lustrous straw colored surface

It has a slight amount of hand soiling on the grip and a tiny bit of brassing on the inner snake guides

or even small bass