Bill Ballan Salmon Reel 3 1/4" 8'4" Transparent rust colored guides with

Transparent rust colored guides with oxblood tipping

The front grip is 8 1/4" long and shaped to a large cigar

The Scott G-Series rods are widely hailed as some of the greatest graphite rods ever made and unlike many graphite rods they seem to be appreciating as years go by

I am told that this reel is also convertible to LHW (though I have not attempted it myself and don't know how simple or complicated it might be)

Bill Ballan Salmon Reel 3 1/4" 8'4" Transparent rust colored guides withA scarce Bill Ballan Salmon Reel, 3 1 4" diameter and set up for LHW. This reel has a very wide spool, with the inside spool measuring 1 1 4" while the inside frame dimension measures almost 1 1 1 2". I am not sure that I have seen this model before. The internal brake system is an imitation of the Bogdan double brake design, and the back plate has a button that releases it from the frame, similar to that used by Joe Saraciones' classic American