Bogdan Model 1 Salmon Reel

Bogdan Model 1 Salmon ReelA very nice Bogdan Model 1 salmon reel reel, 3 3 4" diameter and set up for RHW. Spool width of 1 3 16". Good used condition with some light rim rash in the resting place on the rims and some brassing to the drag adjuster but no meaningful issues to note. It has been fished but well taken care of. The reel also boasts a line guard fixed to the middle pillar, which you seldom see (the pillar has some grooving in one corner so my guess is the guard was

The rod weighs 3 3/4 oz

2 opposed node pattern construction

This edition commemorates their 25th Anniversary and only 250 of these reels were made

bridge guides along its entire length

as it softened while sitting in its tube since the 1960s

This is #203 of the limited edition run

" The rod packs into the original olive poplin bag which still has the hang tag

and weighs 5 3/8 oz

For sale here is a one-of-a-kind item - Raymond Dingley's personal Wheatley fly box with original flies

1975 - 7 volumes

a passionate angler a well-known collector in the fly fishing community as well as a renowned hand surgeon

This one is a very fine example indeed