Schukken Design AR8/9 Titanium Fly Reel - LHW

Schukken Design AR8/9 Titanium Fly Reel - LHWFor sale here is a Schukken Design AR8 9Ti anti reverse titanium fly reel. MINT CONDITION NEVER LINED. Left hand retrieve! If you've never laid hands on a reel made by Ids Schukken, you are missing out. Ids has been making reels for over 25 years and is one of the few who has mastered the skill of crafting fishing reels from titanium. He only makes a few reels a year. This reel is a beautiful example of Id's quality workmanship. The reel has a

Art Warner's personal mailing label on the back

The rod was finished in late 1960 or early 1961 by Bob Summers

a replacement tip top appears on this same tip section as well as a re-wrapped guide below the tip top

Lawrence Waldron cut his teeth as a precision machinist in the U

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a dark burl wood spacer

Medium-fast action perfect for large dry flies

Among the other rods marketed at the time

Labeled weight is 4 3/8 oz

with original pouch

"Land of Little Rivers" by Austin McK

The cork shows only light soiling

The rod features Per's typical flared wells grip and was made with ultra-truncated 'micro' swiss style ferrules (size 16/64)