The reel is in excellent++ condition
This could easily be removed if desired
Both spools are lined with backing
The rod features impregnated dark straw colored cane with burgundy wraps
The butt does possess a bit of backbone should the wind pick up or a larger fish is hooked
Brown, Jim - "A Treasury of Reels" 7' The reel is in excellent++Jim Brown "A Treasury of Reels" The American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester, Vermont, 1990. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Bob O'Shaughnessy (illustrator). An illustrated description of the evolution of the fly fishing reel based upon the entire catalog of reels in the American Museum of Fly Fishing. Each entry includes the name, manufacturer, model number, dimensions, weight, manufacturing