William Olson Gear and Pawl Fly Reel 3 5/8"

William Olson Gear and Pawl Fly Reel 3 5/8"A very nice William Olson Gear and Pawl fly reel, 3 5 8"" diameter and set up for RHW. Black anodized throughout with a clear anodized foot and S shaped crank handle. Two handsome medallions are inset into the front plate with the first noting the original owner's name, model (3 5 8" G&P), and serial number (No. 273) while the second bears William's maker stamp. The reel weighs 10. 6 ounces on my scale. It is in lightly used condition with some rim

Gold and black frame

I suspect it may have been originally wrapped in Chinese red though it is currently wrapped brown with darker brown edges and an extra band of yellow and brown at the keeper and male ferrules

Don't miss out as these show up very rarely

but it does show fishing use

I would call the action a very pleasant restrained dry fly

A nice Thomas and Thomas "Henry's Fork" model bamboo fly rod

The rod was refinished and re-gripped by Bob Summers on 3/20/2011 and is also noted on the shaft "Perfectionist Model with x heavy exp tip"

warranty card

original reel pouch

Janciuras made relatively few reels and passed away in 2011

with the Bass Bug tip

Rod varnish is excellent