Don't know if the handle was made by Stead, but is well made. The last photo shows a comparison with the beautiful normal handle.
9/0 A.J. Stead Reel w/Power Handle
- john elder
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Re: 9/0 A.J. Stead Reel w/Power Handle
Beautiful cleanup, Ron! That makes it all more believable that Stead, in fact, did it. Would be fun to do a practical test to see how much mechanical advantage that extension gives. I would suppose it might help most when retrieving line while fishing deep?
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Specializing in saltwater reels...and fly reels...and oh, yeah, kentucky style reels.....and those tiny little RP reels.....oh, heck...i collect fishing reels!...and fly rods....and lures