Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 4-Piece A nice copy of Barker's

A nice copy of Barker's work An Angler's Paradise: Recollections of Twenty Years with Rod & Line in Ireland

The ferrule fit is perfect

perhaps added at the time the third tip was made

This 296-paged book

but a slip spool

Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel - 1977/1978 4-Piece A nice copy of Barker'sFor 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