Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 8 Weight Stitching solid throughout

Stitching solid throughout

This catalog features the Leetle Feller line of bamboo rods

For sale here is a early's 1970s vintage Orvis CFO III fly reel - the screwback model with three holes in the foot

Most are larger sizes (8-12) with a few medium sized (14-16)

The Mantra one-tip

Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 8 Weight Stitching solid throughoutFor sale here is a Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel, machined out of solid bar stock aluminum. The reel appeared in the 1977 and 1978 catalogs along with Limited Edition Orvis Classic Fly Rod with mahogany presentation chest, This limited edition model was limited to 300 reels, each numbered. The reel offered here is #241. The reel was actually priced separately in the 1978 catalog as the "Limited Edition Charles F. Orvis Reel..$95. 00", but