How it started vs. How it’s going

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How it started vs. How it’s going

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I picked up this rather filthy, but tiny 2” (note: measured at 1-7/8” diameter) hard rubber fly reel.







I asked a favor of Dean Smith - could you clean and salvage this poor relic? And under his skillful hand, out popped a “Julius Vom Hofe, Maker, N.Y.” mark… and the ugly duckling turned into a swan. Another piece of angling history preserved.




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Fantastic! Another successful save for the DeanMeister!

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Great job. Cute little reel!

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Incredible work Dean! Who would of ever thought it was going to look that good! Congrats Mike on the auquisition!
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Great work, Dean. Can you do a quick walk-thru on what you did to clean and restore this sweet little JVH?
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Stunning!
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Richard Lodge wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:19 pm Great work, Dean. Can you do a quick walk-thru on what you did to clean and restore this sweet little JVH?
Yes please!
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