Here is a piece of Fly-Fishing Reel history:
This a highly collectible, very rare, wooden Abel Fly Fishing Reel, meticulously machined and built by the skilled hands of Steve Abel himself. This Abel #1 is a testament to precision engineering and artistic craftsmanship.
It is a Steve Abel heritage, collectible, stunning piece of art and fly-fishing history. He machined and built only 50 of each model, #1 and #2, of these exquisite reels. To produce just one of these unique, exotic wooden reels, about 20 were destroyed.
This particular reel is even more rare as he added an Abel Arm, also machined from the same wood.
While this #1 reel is a fully functional Abel reel, it is recommended as a collectible item, not to be fished.
Shipped with the glass / wood display and Abel reel bag.