Rare Al Foss Narrow Spool Tournament Casting Reel

Al Foss was known to have custom built narrow spool casting reels for his customers, all with great precision and finish, such as this example. A standard 2" diameter side plate reel with a 7/8" wide spool opening that contains an aluminum flanged spool with balsa arbor. The tiny dual grasp handle pulls away from the crank collar to place the reel in free-spool or casting, and simply pushes back in to engage the gearing. Finished with screw-off end caps and a sliding click switch on the head cap, this serial numbered A52 reel is in Ex- with finish spotting to the nickel silver that should clean/polish if desired.