Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 2/0 2-Piece ) The pumpkin varnish finish

) The pumpkin varnish finish on the rod definitely shows its age and contains a bit of bag residue from a time when the varnish softened

Rod weighs 4 1/4 oz

Gold wraps at the winding check

Wrapped brown with yellow edges and a band of red at the keeper and male ferrules

The large (12 corks) 6" grip is deeply sculpted to a hand-fitting fish-tail shape

Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 2/0 2-Piece ) The pumpkin varnish finishFor sale here is an Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay salmon fly reel size 2 0. Made in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1948, shortly after the move from Brooklyn. Serial number C445. Excellent+ condition. The drag is still perfectly strong and smooth. Full length and unmolested reel foot. Comes with its original Zwarg reel case with size stamping. Zwarg reels were first made in Brooklyn, before moving to St. Petersburg, FL where the bulk of his reels were