Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'1" an almost endless variety of

an almost endless variety of adjustments of various tensions

but all of the guides and chrome tip tops are secure

The rod features an unsanded classic yellow glass blank

Uplocking aluminum reel seat with gorgeous zebrawood spacer

Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'1" an almost endless variety ofFor sale here is a late era Leonard Mills Model 44 raised pillar fly reel. This is a post Julius Vom Hofe era reel, probably made in the early 1960s (I have the 1961 Wm Mills catalog and this reel appears in it). Frame and spool are made of duralumin and the side plates are made of hard rubber. The Model 44 is seen much less often than the slightly larger Model 50. The clicker works great, is of medium strength and the directional winding bias is