WA Adams Trout Reel 3" 7'1" screws holding foot and handle

screws holding foot and handle

the only signs of use are some reel band impressions on the back of the reel seat wood

The sealed drag system has zero start-up inertia

The box measures 6" x 3 3/4" x 3/4"

Florida in 1954

WA Adams Trout Reel 3" 7'1" screws holding foot and handleA hard to find W. A. Adams trout reel, 3" in diameter and set up for right hand wind. 1" spool width. Adjustable click pawl drag and a nice classic S handle style. Near mint condition. Though it has a line loaded on it as well as on the additional spool the reel appears only very lightly used. Silver rims with a rotating crankplate and black side plates. On the backplate we have the drag adjuster as well as a small medallion with "WA Adams, Maker,