Old Mariner Offshore Series Fly Reel (Standard Drag)
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From Trident Fly Fishing
The Old Mariner Offshore Series Fly Reel (Standard Drag) is a machined saltwater reel built in Palm Beach Florida by Paul Conover who developed reels at Fin-Nor and founded Old Florida Fly Reel Company the operation that later became Nautilus. The Offshore Series takes its central idea from offshore trolling reels rather than from fly reels: a double frame that carries the spool on both sides instead of hanging it off one. Old Mariner is blunt that these are not the lightest or the flashiest reels on the market only the strongest and every decision follows from that. It is a reel bought to hold a drag setting for the life of the owner without ever being opened.