Bogdan Model 400 Fly Reel

Bogdan Model 400 Fly ReelA gorgeous Bogdan model 400 salmon reel, set up for RHW. This is one you don't see every day! The largest model in the standard Bogdan catalog, this reel has a 4" diameter with a 1 5 8" spool width. It weighs approximately 16. 5 ounces and was designated as having capacity to carry a #12 line and 275 yards of backing. It should accommodate just about any modern shooting head or mid or long belly spey line and would match up perfectly for rods 14' and

Handsome agate stripper

Serial #A5813 with the owners name engraved on back

Made in the early 1970s by Tom Maxwell and Tom Dorsey

No real sign of use here though it has had a line put on it (a Cortland 444 peach

which has a flamed tiger stripe with three up nodes

Fully assembled the rod measures 8 feet 10 1/2 inches with the butt section being 1 3/8" shorter than the tip section

Priced to sell quickly at the request of my consignor

He has owned close to 200 rods over the past 25 years and has only kept the very best in terms of condition and build quality

Mechanically the reel is in perfect condition with a very strong drag if called for

or prior repairs

Written on the rod is: Russ Peak "Zenith PGG" #13658 8'8" - 3

This one comes packed in a black leather case by Arnie Mason with "P