Julius Vom Hofe Raised Pillar / German Silver fly reel - Size 1 9'6" and the box with foam

and the box with foam inserts

The flies were tied by Howells himself - they are in exceptional condition and well tied as Howells was a very accomplished tyer

The entire rod was gently rubbed-down

The rod casts a DT4 very impressively and also excels with a WF5 in shorter casting distance situations

Though the grip is described as a cigar grip I would call it a hybrid cigar/western grip

Julius Vom Hofe Raised Pillar / German Silver fly reel - Size 1 9'6" and the box with foamFor sale here is a brilliant example of a Julius Vom Hofe raised pillar fly reel, constructed from german silver & hard rubber. Size 1 (3 inch diameter pillar to pillar). The reel is in excellent overall condition. No cracks in the hard rubber and no dings to the nickel silver. The foot is full length and un filed. Mechanically the reel is in fantastic condition. Another timeless classic that needs to hang from one of your cane rods and go fishing