Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 1/0

Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 1/0For sale here is an Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay salmon fly reel in the rare 1 0 size. Made in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1948 (first year after his move from Brooklyn). Serial number C378. This one is in excellent+++ condition. The reel has been professionally cleaned and polished. All parts remains original. The drag is still perfectly strong and smooth. Full length and unmolested reel foot. A few of the screws show slight use. The reel comes in

his Spring Creek Special model made with pre-embargo cane

Prior to shipping the rod

The rod is set up in Leonard's well-known "Catskill style" with a wooden lip for a rear cork check and an english-style tournament snake guide for a stripping guide

blued ferrules

All sections are full length though both tips have sets

For sale here is a very scarce and early Hardy Uniqua model - 3 5/8" diameter with the early flat caliper spring check

Perfect for a 3 1/2" Hardy Wide Drum Perfect

The rod is in excellent+ original condition with the exception of one ferrule being re-wrapped by Bob Summers

a nice size ding on the rim and it is missing its oil cap on the backplate (you can get a replacement from Steve Bogdan or from a parts reel)

The reel is in excellent shape

and includes the original leather/canvas reel muffin

Plunger type clicker using two Japanese stainless steel bearings ensuring the sensitivity needed for the finest tippets