JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer Rob's rods never cease to

Rob's rods never cease to impress me both in casting qualities and finish

The reel seat is also rare for this rod -- a slide band with black anodized acorn and pocket cap over cork barrel -- which is the same seat featured on the first run of my limited edition "Spinoza" models

I made this rod many years ago as a gift for my dad (who was not a fly fisherman

made by Ted Simroe

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer Rob's rods never cease toFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the