Julius Vom Hofe Raised Square Pillar Fly Reel - Size 2 7'7" Faster than many of Howells

Faster than many of Howells eight-footers

The reel features a disc drag system

and it was too expensive for production(

This reel also has a large arbor that may have been a custom feature requested by the customer

Julius Vom Hofe Raised Square Pillar Fly Reel - Size 2 7'7" Faster than many of HowellsFor sale here is a wonderful example of a Julius Vom Hofe german silver hard rubber trout fly reel with squared raised pillars. Size 2 (diameter 2 5 8" pillar to pillar). The reel is in excellent overall condition. The maker stamp and patent date is visible on the tailplate (pic to follow). There are a couple of small scratches shallow cracks in the hard rubber on the tailplate, but they do not extend to any edge or screw. The foot is full length and