Bogdan Model 400 Salmon Reel Gary Howells Sage Super Plus custom cork

Sage Super Plus custom cork fore grip and rear grip

The swiss style ferrules have a collar on the male and a tiny T&T logo stamped on the female ferrule

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A superb Bogdan trout reel

Bogdan Model 400 Salmon Reel Gary Howells Sage Super Plus custom corkA near mint Bogdan 400 fly reel, the largest model in Stan's catalog, set up for RHW. This reel is incredibly rare, especially in all black color. The owner told us that this reel was used once but I could find no real sign of it. There are no nicks on the frame, no brassing anywhere. At most there are what I might describe as a couple of handling marks on the sideplate, the odd rubbing from picking it up here and there, but that's it. If the owner