Billy Pate Bluefin Fly Reel - A/R 2-Piece Seat hardware is a slide

Seat hardware is a slide ring with an aluminum acorn and polished nickel-silver pocket cap

Smooth alloy foot

For sale here we have a fine Douglas Duck bamboo rod -- Model 224 -- 7'6" 2/2 for a 5wt line

I might like this rod better with a 5

Billy Pate Bluefin Fly Reel - A/R 2-Piece Seat hardware is a slideFor sale here is a Billy Pate Bluefin fly reel. Anti reverse. Serial no. A166. Near mint condition with only minor handling marks. Made and assembled in the U. S. A. This is the largest of the Billy Pate series which includes the Trout, Salmon, Bonefish, Marlin, and Bluefin models. The reel boasts a very smooth and powerful adjustable drag with audible click both ways. Right hand retrieve. Anodized aluminum construction for full saltwater