Pflueger Golden West Fly Reel - 60 yd 6'10" Powell-style grip 6" in length

Powell-style grip 6" in length with moderate soiling though the cork remains quite smooth

Of course this rod sports the superb and flawless Maxwell varnish finish

Henry Parkhurst Wells (1842-1904) was a prominent New York City Attorney and well known author of fly fishing books and articles in the mid-to-late 1800s

naval bronze center axle

The next step up in quality of the Pflueger reel lineup was the "Hawkeye"

Pflueger Golden West Fly Reel - 60 yd 6'10" Powell-style grip 6" in lengthFor sale here is a 60 yd Pflueger Golden West fly reel in excellent condition. The creme de la creme of the Pflueger reel lineup was and remains the Bulldog trademarked "Golden West". What makes this reel very unique is the aluminum sandwiched between two layers of hard rubber to form the rims. Similar to the Hawkeye, the Golden Wests have nickel silver parts and a hard rubber handle as well. Most of the Golden West reels had a serial number stamped