Wes Drain Steelhead reel - extremely scarce! 1-Piece A fine example of another

A fine example of another very historic reel offered here at Vintage Fly Tackle

The brass ferrules are size 15/64 with a nice fit

a hallmark of Pezon ferrules

Handcrafted in Twin Bridges

Bright nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with a mortised butternut spacer

Wes Drain Steelhead reel - extremely scarce! 1-Piece A fine example of anotherFor sale here is a very scarce Wes Drain Steelhead reel, one of 7 8 reels made with the aid of Boeing engineers machinists and their facilities in Washington State. Drain was a well known and very accomplished fisherman, holding a 20+ year record for the largest steelhead landed in the State of Washington, caught on the Skagit River on a self made fly pattern now known as the "Drain's 20", named after the 20+lb steelhead that set the record. Flies