DL Robichaud Trout Reel 2 3/4" 6'8" Impregnated cane

Impregnated cane

WF5+80 20#

The guides are rather small as the rod was designed when silk lines still occupied a major chunk of the fly line market

Vantage Press

For sale here is a nice example of a post-war Hardy Perfect Duplicated MK II wide drum fly reel from the 1950s

DL Robichaud Trout Reel 2 3/4" 6'8" Impregnated caneAn excellent DL Robichaud trout reel, 2 3 4" diameter with a 27 32" spool width. Weighs a scant 4. 3 oz. This reel is mint and comes packed in a brown drawstring leather bag embossed in the Robichaud logo. Along with the reel it also has a spare spool packed in another leather bag. This reel is very nicely made with a unique spool change system. Depress the side plate with both thumbs and rotate it which will cause the side plate to pop up on a spring