The Charles Clemes No 278 trout & No 358 sea trout/salmon fly reels are easily identifiable with their classic raised pillar faceplate design and sunken counter balance. Each reels components are painstakingly turned at our workshop in Redditch from a variety of solid bar metals including aluminium, nickel silver and naval brass ensuring a better overall fit once assembled. Production of the No 278 & No 358 is limited to only 20 of each model of these sought after reels each year.
The reels feature tapered Ivorine handles, nickel silver gun screws and pillars with a gun metal anodized frame. The reels get their characteristic sound from our unique adjustable click and pawl drag, which provides a directional click, with the outgoing click louder than the incoming. The spools run on both ball race and phosphor bronze bearings for a smooth wind, and can be easily converted from left to right hand wind. Each reel is serial numbered and comes with the Charles Clemes inheritable warranty on workmanship.