How to Tie Salmon Flies by Captain Hale (Flyfisher's Classic Library) 8 Weight The silver serpentine handle is

The silver serpentine handle is counterbalanced

possibly an #8 or a #9

Some edge wear to finish and most of the finish is gone from the winding plate

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How to Tie Salmon Flies by Captain Hale (Flyfisher's Classic Library) 8 Weight The silver serpentine handle isA great copy of this salmon tying classic, a centenary edition of the original 1892 work. Part of the 500 run of the Flyfisher's Classic Library, this is an excellent condition copy, with a red leather spine. Hard slipcase. 209 pages in all and published in 1992. This has all of the original illustrations and is a useful reference for the classic salmon tyer.