Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 4" 7'10" Doug Merrick and Tom Morgan

Doug Merrick and Tom Morgan rod

There were only 50 of these reels made

For sale here is a very scarce Payne Bass Bug rod in un-fished and all original condition

The butt cap is stamped with "TOURNAMENT" along with the usual Leonard stamp of this era

The rod is wrapped brown and sports a keeper and carbide stripping guide with dark bronze snakes the rest of the way

Farlex Platewind Fly Reel 1-1 DD 4" 7'10" Doug Merrick and Tom MorganA nice Farlex 1 1 Platewind direct drive fly reel, 4" diameter and set up for RHW (though the bias is fairly neutral). Raised pillar design. Serial #6. Unfished condition (there is one tiny nick on the foot edge at the midway point, which I'm pretty sure is a handling mark, as the reel shows no other signs whatsoever of having been used). Silver anodized throughout. The reel weighs 13. 6 ounces on my scale. Gear and pawl drag system with a nice loud