Otto Zwarg Model 400 Laurentian Fly Reel - Size 1/0 6 Weight true to the original rod

true to the original rod

pocketed butt cap and grip check with olive wood insert

Typical P&M ferrules are size 16/64 and the fit is excellent

this reel is simply an amazing piece of work by the late Dr

Otto Zwarg Model 400 Laurentian Fly Reel - Size 1/0 6 Weight true to the original rodFor sale here is an Otto Zwarg Model 400 Laurentian salmon fly reel in the rare 1 0 size. Made in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1956. Serial number K9. This one is in excellent condition and all original. The drag is still perfectly strong and smooth. Full length foot and not filed. Zwarg reels were first made in Brooklyn, before moving to St. Petersburg, FL where the bulk of his reels were made. As head of reel making for Vom Hofe, Zwarg worked with the