Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 8'5" The ring hook keeper is

The ring hook keeper is still attached

The plastic cap that sits in the center of the drag is knob is missing

For sale here is a very well done shadowbox frame with a Ron Alcott salmon fly - the "Colonel's Lady"

There is a tiny pin prick mark on the edge of the frame and a minor abrasion on the inner edge of the spool

The die stamp on the cap and the polished tube date this rod to the late 1990's

Abel #5 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 8'5" The ring hook keeper isA nice Abel No. 5 fly reel with a spare spool, 5" diameter and set up for RHW. The reel boasts a a 1 3 8" spool width and weighs 15. 3 ounces on my scale. This heavy duty model is very tough to come by in fact out of all of the Abels I've handled this may be the first standalone No 5 model (it corresponds to the Super 13 and 14). This one is in mint, unfished condition. The porting design differs slightly on the spools, one has standard circles while