Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay Fly Reel - Size 3/0

For sale here is an Otto Zwarg Model 300 Saguenay salmon fly reel - size 3/0. Made in St. Petersburg, Florida. Serial number M64 made in 1958. Excellent++ condition. The drag is still perfectly strong and smooth. The original full length and unaltered reel foot is included with the sale. The reel foot currently on the rod is a recent addition made by Bill Archuleta, and fits on any modern rod.

Zwarg reels were first made in Brooklyn, before moving to St. Petersburg, FL where the bulk of his reels were made. As head of reel making for Vom Hofe, Zwarg worked with the world class fisherman who followed him when he was granted the right to make the Vom Hofe style reels under his own name. Only Zwarg made his reels even tougher. If you weigh Vom Hofe and Zwarg reels of the same size, you will find the Zwargs are slightly heavier, owing to Zwarg's use of heavier internal gearing and braking.