Thompson No. 100 Fly Reel - San Francisco Gary Howells Dave Holloman-era rod

Dave Holloman-era rod

For sale here is a beautiful Payne Model 204 bamboo rod -- 8'6 3/2 for a 5 weight line

Beautiful burled reel seat spacer with simple pocketed butt cap and a nickel silver ring

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Thompson No. 100 Fly Reel - San Francisco Gary Howells Dave Holloman-era rodFor sale here is a Thompson No. 100 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Reel's diameter is 3 3 8" but the spool width is more narrow than the Model 500. Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition throughout. Handling fishing marks only, no chips, cracks or corrosion. Mechanically it's in excellent working condition, having recently received a new brake shoe machined by Archuleta Reel