VR Design Salar Incomparabile Reel 3 5/8″ 5 Weight Blacker's influence on salmon fly

Blacker's influence on salmon fly tying (and tying in general) can't be overstated as he was one of the first to usher in clear instruction and the introduction of rare materials to the art of dressing salmon flies

For sale here is a Greys GX900 8/9/10 fly reel

dance a line above streamside willows

and built for what reels to me like a #7 or possibly even an #8

VR Design Salar Incomparabile Reel 3 5/8″ 5 Weight Blacker's influence on salmon flyA very nice VR Design (Vladimir Rachenko) Salar Incomparabile raised pillar fly reel, 3 5 8" diameter and set up for LHW. Mint condition. This is an unusual hand polished and un anodized version of Vlad's Salar model and also boasts a classic "S" style handle. Brass foot. Raised pillar design, this is the "Star" version with four single pillars encircling the reel (in addition to the double pillars on the foot). Two medallions set into the front plate