Quote Originally Posted by cycler68 View Post
Is that an automatic reel on the rod? That takes me way back to when my younger brother got his first fly rod and reel. It was a fiberglass rod and a horizontally mounted automatic reel. He still has that outfit.
No, it is the state of the art , Italian made, ATP 37 semi automatic fly reel. It has an adjustable drag and removable spools.



no big spring inside either and lighter than the old automatic fly reels of long ago. They are very popular in Europe.
The "Floater Bum" is fiberglass.
Bill