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Heddon 125 Imperial Fly Reel - Post WW2
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2 VINTAGE COMMON SENSE FLY WALLETS
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Vintage Fly Fishing Tin.
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Pflueger Medalist 1492 Fly Fishing Reel. Made in USA.
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Vintage G Loomis GL 1417 Fly Reel with Line
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Spool for Tibor Back Country Wide Fly Reel in Satin Gold
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NICE SHAKESPEARE FEATHER WEIGHT SKELETON FLY REEL...CA.1922
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RARE... TROUT & BASS MONTAGUE DURALUMIN "UNKNOWN MODEL" SKELETON FLY REEL...
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Vintage Red Cortland Fly Reel Collectible Fishing
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Vintage Pflueger Medalist 1494 DA Fly Fishing Reel ~ Made In The USA
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Glen L Evans Inc 24 Green Drake Flies display board (D2-0878-10 Green) VINTAGE
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Extremely Rare Cool Ripple Fly Fishing Frog In VG Condition See Pictures
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Vintage Western Auto Supply Revelation V-1322 Fly Reel USA
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VINTAGE NOS NEVER USED SET OF 12 TROUT FLY FISHING FLIES LURES JAPAN WITH CASE
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Vintage WOLVERINE Kalamazoo Tackle No 1695 Model E Automatic Fly Fishing REEL
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White Water Wicker Creel Fly Fishing Basket W/Leather Strap Preowned
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NEW UNUSED GAME FISH RM-130 FLY REEL WITH TATTERED BOX AND PAPERS 70's?
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vintage fly fishing reel
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Rare House Of Hardy Scientific Anglers One Fifty Fly Reel
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Vintage Sears 6-31522 Fly Fishing Reel-Made in Japan 631522 With Line
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Vintage Small Wheatley Fly Fishing Box Pocket Size
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Vintage Helin's fly-rod flatfish. sizeF6. Color FR. in box. never used
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Scientific Anglers System 2 Salmon Fly Fishing Reel 1011, Made In England
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Vintage 7-1/2 Ft Riffle Bamboo Fly Fishing Rod RI 136 5 WT. #201 with rod tube
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Beautiful Vintage Fly Fishing Flies lot Estate Finds
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Vintage Perrine Mfg. Co. QNo. 57 Automatic Fly Fishing Reel
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Vintage Fly Reel USA Fishing Raised Pillar Metal
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Vintage Fly Fishing Lures With Cases
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VINTAGE GYLAM FRANCE TROUT FLY FISHING BOX BOITE A MOUCHES MAGNETIQUE TIN LYON
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VINTAGE GYLAM FRANCE TROUT FLY FISHING BOX BOITE A MOUCHES MAGNETIC TIN LYON-RHO
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South Bend Gray Tackle Fly Lure
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Nice Left Handed St.Croix LA910G Big Game Fly Reel See Pics...
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Antique Lot of Wood Fishing Lures Bobber Feather Flies Jitterbugs
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Vintage Martin 72 Fly Fishing Reel in original box with extra spool
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FLY TACKLE BY WEBER CATALOG NO.12, COPYRIGHT 1931, FAIR CONDITION.
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Vintage Ocean City No. 35 Fly Fishing Reel
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Vintage DAIWA Model 230 Fly Fishing Reel
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Vintage Sears Model 6-31522 Fly Fishing Reel
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Fred Arbogast Flyrod Jitterbug Lure Green Frog White Lip New In Pack
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Fred Arbogast Flyrod Jitterbug Lure Black With Black Lip New In Pack
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Fred Arbogast Flyrod Jitterbug Lure Shad With White Lip EX
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Vintage Daiwa Model 731A Fly Reel W/Box Made In Japan
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Hildebrandt's Fishing Lures Advertising Poster, Spinners & Flies
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Vintage South Bend Oren-O-Matic No. 1140 Model D Fly reel
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5 South Bend Type Fly Rod Lures-All Red Head & White!!!
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Antique Leather Fly Fishing Wallet/Case - No Flies
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Vintage Rainbow Flies Box
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Lot 18 Flies 23 2" Hooks 3 Floats 2 Lures
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Vintage Pflueger Progress 1535 Fly Fishing Reel Made in Japan
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Olympic 420 fly reel, Original box & instructions BRAND NEW / NEVER USED Japan
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Collectible fly fishing gear afficionados who wish to learn more about the roots of the sport should check out A FlyFishing History by Dr. Andrew N. Herd.