Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 8'5" and eventual member of the

and eventual member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

The die stamp on the cap and the polished tube date this rod to the late 1990's

Backing is loaded on it

Silent retrieve with an out-going click

There is a tiny pin prick mark on the edge of the frame and a minor abrasion on the inner edge of the spool

Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 8'5" and eventual member of theA nice Abel No. 5 fly reel with a spare spool, 5" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel boasts a a 1 3 8" spool width and weighs 15. 3 ounces on my scale. This heavy duty model is very tough to come by in fact out of all of the Abels I've handled this may be the first standalone No 5 model (it corresponds to the Super 13 and 14). This one is in mint, unfished condition. The porting design differs slightly on the spools, one has standard circles while