Fin-Nor Wedding Cake #2 Reel

Fin-Nor Wedding Cake #2 ReelA Fin Nor Wedding Cake #2 reel, 3 1 2" diameter and set up for RHW. Good used condition with typical cosmetic wear throughout, and a little bit of corrosion at the most interior part of the spool. The reel is perfectly smooth mechanically. Direct drive. Serial #335. Gold anodized with the characteristic wedding cake style tiers on the face plate. "Fin Nor No 2" and "Designed by Gar Wood Jr. Pat Pending" etched into the faceplate. Bright foot and

For sale here is a Wright & McGill Granger Special Model 8040 - 8' 3/2 for a 4 or 5 weight line

Set up for RHW though easily convertible

Serial #30062

The grip is a 5 1/2" long medium blunt cigar

The hardware has a small die stamp which reads "Aroner

There is a label on the handle that could easily be removed should the owner wish to do so

The reel seat is a nickel silver uplocking screw lock with the Winston logo printed on the bottom cap

exhibiting a high degree of craftsmanship

Winston BL5 graphite rod

but most were near duplicates of one of these three main catalogs

The butt and mid are a spiral node pattern while the tips are done in three-up

Action: Medium dry fly