API Anti-Reverse Fly Reel w/Spare Spool 4 1/2" LHW 6'4" Gary Carbaugh

Gary Carbaugh

in 1926 and ’27 [a single one was made in 1934 but this would not have had the ebonite end plates]

pocketed butt cap and grip check with olive wood insert

The rod features impregnated dark straw colored cane with cinnamon wraps and pale yellow tipping

As you can see from the photos

API Anti-Reverse Fly Reel w/Spare Spool 4 1/2" LHW 6'4" Gary CarbaughA rare Oscar Kovalovsky designed fly reel with a spare spool made by Angling Products International (API), set up for LHW and with an anti reverse drag. 4 1 2" diameter with a spool width of 1". It weighs 14 1 2 oz. This model was made in a limited run of 100 reels, of which this is number 57. The drag is rather interestingly controlled underneath the handle by way of a small integrated adjustable knob that exerts pressure on the spool. Silent