Old Florida 8SA Reel 9 Weight Black delrin side plates with

Black delrin side plates with a beautifully proportioned serpentine handle

I could find no sign that this reel has ever had a line on it

A nice raised pillar reproduction of the early Leonard Mills reel

with orange shellac cut 50% with alcohol as Payne used to do

One tip has a missing guide (the original guide will ship with the rod) and a 1/4 inch clear protective wrap above the 2nd guide

Old Florida 8SA Reel 9 Weight Black delrin side plates withAn Old Florida #8SA fly reel, 4 1 2" diameter and set up for RHW. Near mint condition, with just a few tiny traces of cosmetic wear. Silver anodized throughout, with a super arbor design and porting on the frame and spool. The real weighs 10. 6 ounces on my scale. Old Florida made reels until the early 2000s, when they were bought out by the company that would become Nautilus. The reel has an adjustable cork drag, with a click on the incoming retrieve