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Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 1/0
$ 3,950
VFT5473
For 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 its original leather case in very fine condition as well. I would venture to say that this reel will be the crown jewel of your Zwarg collection!
Zwarg reels were first made in Brooklyn, before moving to St. Petersburg, FL where the bulk of his reels were made. As head of reel making for Vom Hofe, Zwarg worked with the world class fisherman who followed him when he was granted the right to make the Vom Hofe style reels under his own name. Only Zwarg made his reels even tougher. If you weigh Vom Hofe and Zwarg reels of the same size, you will find the Zwargs are slightly heavier, owing to Zwarg's use of heavier internal gearing and braking.
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