Saracione Tobique Fly Reel 1/0 8'6" with all sections full length

with all sections full length and straight

or 8'6" for a 6wt line

Young Perfectionist rod (sold)

The ribbed brass foot is very short at approximately 2 1/2" and is shaped to a "canoe" profile and I suspect this was not the factory original and was added later

Fine wood spacer

Saracione Tobique Fly Reel 1/0 8'6" with all sections full lengthA rare Joe Saracione Tobique 1 0 Limited Edition fly reel in 1 0 size. This was from a set of Vom Hofe replicas that Joe made in the 1990's and he only made 20 of these (I believe he had planned to do fifty in total, and the serial numbers were chosen by the customers, hence this one as serial #025). This reel is a flawless reproduction of the original Tobique complete with highly polished hard rubber sideplates and nickel silver rims. It measures 3 3