Wes Drain Steelhead reel - extremely scarce! 9'3" This one is actually one

This one is actually one of the more scarce models without the adjustable drag

Made during the 1920's

Limited edition of 1950 copies of the revised edition

A new rod costs $1425 -- this one is offered for much less

Wes Drain Steelhead reel - extremely scarce! 9'3" This one is actually oneFor sale here is a very scarce Wes Drain Steelhead reel, one of 7 8 reels made with the aid of Boeing engineers machinists and their facilities in Washington State. Drain was a well known and very accomplished fisherman, holding a 20+ year record for the largest steelhead landed in the State of Washington, caught on the Skagit River on a self made fly pattern now known as the "Drain's 20", named after the 20+lb steelhead that set the record. Flies