Otto Zwarg Saguenay Fly Reel 2/0 - Brooklyn Model

Otto Zwarg Saguenay Fly Reel 2/0 - Brooklyn ModelA very nice Otto Zwarg Saguenay Model 300 salmon fly reel in 2 0 size. RHW. 3 3 8" diameter with a 1 3 8" spool width and weighing 10. 6 ounces. Single action. Serial number B83, one of the earliest Brooklyn made reels before Zwarg moved to St. Petersburg in 1948. Excellent overall condition free of any major defects. The frame is in great shape, as are the pillars and sideplates. The screws show virtually no sign of having been touched, and the red

A nice Orvis Battenkill fly rod

Joe Janciuras was known among custom reel builders and collectors as one of the premier builders of Vom Hofe style reels

The varnish has some chips missing that require attention and the ferrules have cosmetic casting cracks to the wraps but ferrule fits are excellent and the rod sports the original olive silk wraps

Copper line guide is original and has some slight line grooves but this is not troublesome

T" have been professionally engraved on the front plate in small block letters

Simply put

For sale here is a very scarce hollow-built rectangular quadrate rod made by Mike Montagne

scripted weight and 4

Priced significantly below retail price for a new rod

including the rubber button

and soldered and pinned nickel silver rims

but has had several modifications made along the way