Billy Pate Trout Fly Reel - A/R 8 Weight Comes with custom-made rod bag

Comes with custom-made rod bag and tube

Young Perfectionist bamboo fly rod -- 7 1/2 4-5wt

It comes with the original leather case missing the metal plaque but has the stamp "E

and my handmade black-anodized uplocking screw lock (I don't want to go into how much time it took to make these on my tiny Pratt & Whitney lathe back then

I've also attached the original T&T catalog description from 1978

Billy Pate Trout Fly Reel - A/R 8 Weight Comes with custom-made rod bagFor sale here is a Billy Pate Trout reel. Anti reverse. Serial no. C119. The reel is in mint condition with the original factory stickers still in place. Made and assembled in the U. S. A. Black and gold anodized finish for durability even in saltwater. This is the smallest of the Billy Pate series, which also includes the Salmon, Bonefish, Marlin, and Bluefin models. Very smooth and powerful adjustable drag. Right hand retrieve. Comes with original