Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 Peerless Fly Reel - rare size 3 1/2! 1 Weight Nickel silver up-locking reel seat

Nickel silver up-locking reel seat with a Rosewood spacer

One Bogdan authority we spoke to about this reel has suggested that it may have begun as a 300M (which would have had a 1 5/8" spool width) but was later given a narrower frame

A gem for the Scott collector

The adjustable drag gives control of a wide variety of resistance and is certainly capable of more drag than one would ever need

influenced by Leen Huisman's designs

Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 Peerless Fly Reel - rare size 3 1/2! 1 Weight Nickel silver up-locking reel seatFor sale here is a scarce and very early Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 fly reel Size 3 1 2 (2 3 8" diameter). Late 19th century reel owing to the lack of model number on the reel foot (instituted at the turn of the century), or serial number (instituted in 1908). This model was later dubbed the "Peerless" in 1911; before it was known as the "Celebrated Trout and Bass Fly Reel". The screw in the center of the counterbalance was also a very early feature on