JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 3 Weight Comes with the original Payne

Comes with the original Payne rod tube and red label (which is in pristine condition) and the original tan canvas rod tube cover with fighting butt side compartment

bag and tube (made by Per) with red cloth rod tube protector

A terrific rod from Mr

Bright aluminum up-locking reel seat over a Spanish cedar spacer

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 3 Weight Comes with the original PayneYoungs No. 3 Fly Reel, possibly unique. Red agate, silent check, 2 7 8 diameter, original box, mint condition. Elwyn (Rupe) Atwood, author of the excellent Medlar Press book J. W. Young, A century of the art of making fishing reels states ~ I am pretty sure it dates from the 1930s, at a time when Youngs identified their reels by patterns number only. In my opinion, your reel is a Pattern number 3. As there are several missing numbers in all my