Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'1" Rod features a "bank spike"

Rod features a "bank spike"

The foot is a bit kinked on one end but can be put back straight by a competent reel mechanic

For sale here is a spare spool for the Orvis CFO III Limited Edition fly reel from 1977 and 1978

Original pouch

Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'1" Rod features a "bank spike"For 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