Leonard Salmon Reel - Julius Vom Hofe 5' with a crisp and smooth

with a crisp and smooth medium-fast dry-fly action

Reel retrieve is reversible and currently set up for RHW

Ring hook-keeper attached to the nickel silver winding check

Backing and case included

Leonard Salmon Reel - Julius Vom Hofe 5' with a crisp and smoothFor sale here is a H. L. Leonard raised pillar salmon reel. Usually stamped "H. L. Leonard Patent No. 191813" on the ebonite headplate, the stamping on this particular reel has worn off over time. Julius vom Hofe making these Leonard reels in the early 1900s. German silver construction, including the spool, the reel foot, and the unmistakable Philbrook and Paine handle arm and counterbalance designs. The german silver sliding drag adjustment bar on