Bogdan Model 400 Salmon Reel - LHW

A gorgeous Bogdan model 400 salmon reel, set up for LHW. This is one you don't see every day especially with a left hand retrieve! The largest model in the standard Bogdan catalog, this reel has a 4" diameter with a 1 5/8" spool width. It weighs approximately 16.5 ounces and was designated as having capacity to carry a #12 line and 275 yards of backing. It should accommodate just about any modern shooting head or mid or long belly spey line and would match up perfectly for rods 14' and up. We probably get more requests to "please find me one of these" than just about any other Bogdan model. Best of all this reel is what I would rate as Near Mint+ condition. We looked this over very closely and the only sign of use were some very very faint rim marks in one area of the frame and they are very minor indeed. The rest of the reel - the plates, foot, drag adjuster, screws, spool, the rest of the frame - is absolutely pristine. All silver color frame, foot, serpentine handle, oil port cover, poacher's knob, and Bogdan nameplate. Black sideplates. "400" is stamped into the underside of the foot. Comes in a non-original but fantastic leather reel case that is in excellent condition with a buckle closure and "Bogdan No 400" tastefully pressed into the strap where it runs over the top of the case (I'm not sure who made the case but it is excellently done, reminiscent of Arne Mason's great leather cases). A very hard-to-find model here that's perfect for the Restigouche, Norway, the larger Scottish rivers, or really anywhere salmon or steelhead swim in large rivers. And you won't find many of these in better condition than this one. It would be a fantastic showpiece in any serious collection of Bogdans or American fly reels more broadly.