Comments on: Ed Zern & The Hardy Tobique River Reel http://www.antiquetackleobserver.com/2009/03/07/ed-zern-the-hardy-tobique-river-reel/ A depository for information on the history of fishing tackle. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: fred balling http://www.antiquetackleobserver.com/2009/03/07/ed-zern-the-hardy-tobique-river-reel/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 fred balling Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:23:08 +0000 http://www.antiquetackleobserver.com/?p=86#comment-1033 always love hearing more about ed zern. have two of his saltwater fly rods still in use. re the cascapedia story, just a few observations. edward himself had passed away before the tobique was introduced and so maybe the sons were open to sharing info on a project; as i recall the spool on retrieve runs counter to the turn of the handle allowing the line to enter at the top of the spool. did they fish with the reel on top in the 20's and 30's? always love hearing more about ed zern. have two of his saltwater fly rods still in use.

re the cascapedia story, just a few observations. edward himself had passed away before the tobique was introduced and so maybe the sons were open to sharing info on a project; as i recall
the spool on retrieve runs counter to the turn of the handle allowing the line to enter at the top of the spool. did they fish with the reel on top in the 20’s and 30’s?

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