Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 3 Weight Wraps are chestnut brown with

Wraps are chestnut brown with red tipping

The reel weighs in at 5

The butt section is 3'3" in length and the two tip sections are 5'1" in length

The winding check and male ferrules are wrapped in chestnut tipped in black and white

The drag is perfectly strong and smooth

Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 3 Weight Wraps are chestnut brown withFor sale here is a Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel, machined out of solid bar stock aluminum. The reel appeared in the 1977 and 1978 catalogs along with Limited Edition Orvis Classic Fly Rod with mahogany presentation chest, This limited edition model was limited to 300 reels, each numbered. The reel offered here is #256. The reel was actually priced separately in the 1978 catalog as the "Limited Edition Charles F. Orvis Reel..$95. 00", but