Julius Vom Hofe - Size 3 1/2 Platewind Fly Reel 2-Piece There is no flex cracking

There is no flex cracking at the ferrules

and ephemera come from the collection of Craig Lynch

For sale here is a Dark Hendrickson dry fly tied by Roy Steenrod

a black powder coated base with a 6" stem

The reel is currently set up for RHW though since it doesn't have a line guard it could easily be switched and used LHW

Julius Vom Hofe - Size 3 1/2 Platewind Fly Reel 2-Piece There is no flex crackingFor sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe Platewind fly reel size 3 1 2. 2 3 8" diameter and 1" wide spool. Fixed click check. The hard rubber is in fine shape with no chips or cracking. Excellent plus overall condition. The spring is nice and strong and favors left hand retrieve.