For sale here is an Otto Zwarg Model 300 "Saguenay" (Direct Drive) fly reel in the very desirable size 4/0. Excellent original condition. This is one of the rare reels with the Brooklyn marking on the oil cap. Serial number B88 from the 2nd year of production. The drag is still perfectly strong and smooth. The reel foot has been neatly tapered on both ends in order to accommodate modern reel seats.

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.

Offered for a quick sale at a very reasonable price for a Brooklyn Zwarg.