JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" Staggered ferrule design with bamboo

Staggered ferrule design with bamboo extension plug

Featuring a custom wrap scheme and finest grade cork grip and seat with brass seat hardware made by Kineya Tackle

All original and in excellent condition throughout

The rod flexes into the slender grip slightly

gold silk wraps

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 7'9" Staggered ferrule design with bambooYoungs No. 3 Fly Reel, possibly unique. Red agate, silent check, 2 7 8 diameter, original box, mint condition. Elwyn (Rupe) Atwood, author of the excellent Medlar Press book J. W. Young, A century of the art of making fishing reels states ~ I am pretty sure it dates from the 1930s, at a time when Youngs identified their reels by patterns number only. In my opinion, your reel is a Pattern number 3. As there are several missing numbers in all my