bogdan steelhead fly reel - - All Black Bogdan Reels — R.W. Summers

(sold by various retailers including H-IFreshwaterRotating spoolLevel-windWide spoolPlated Steel100 yds.2 1/42 3/8mid 1930s?late 1930s?Very similar to 2nd version #4200 Altoona except black bakelite and stamped foot is screwed on

Fly line loops Ive seen many fish of a lifetime lost due to poor preparation of fly line loops

The best bait for halibut is live bait like grunion and sardine and anchovy

But again, its a historically informed production, so that doesnt mean we are compelled to display the fashion or the knowledge of the first century, but we are compelled to display and tell the story from the early 18th century perspective