Edward Vom Hofe Model 504 Tobique Size 1/0 Fly Reel 8'5" Listed weight of 3 5/8

Listed weight of 3 5/8 oz

Mildly tempered

Made for and sold by Abercrombie and Fitch

There are also duck stamps on the back of three of the licenses

while most of these 8' Traveler models were made with a size 18/64 ferrule and the rods being intended for a 7 or 8 weight line

Edward Vom Hofe Model 504 Tobique Size 1/0 Fly Reel 8'5" Listed weight of 3 5/8For sale here is a very rare special order Edward Vom Hofe fly reel, a Model 504 Tobique. Although the reel foot is stamped "1 0" and has the standard 3 1 8" diameter, this reel actually has a spool width of 1 3 8", similar to a standard size 2 0 reel. What also makes this reel possibly unique is the configuration of the back plate and drag design. Rather than being placed around the center pivot cap as with the standard Tobique and Restigouche reels,