• The Hydros® Euro fly-fishing reel now makes its debut as a fully caged European nymphing machine. Given this style of fishing heavily leans on impossibly thin running line or monofilament for casting, we’ve modified our Hydros II into a Euro version with a full cage and tightened the tolerances to completely eliminate lines from slipping between spool and frame. We’ve also increased the reel’s weight slightly to better balance with the 10' and 11' rods so common in Euro circles.  The reel includes a more ergonomically accessible drag knob. A refined seal on the sealed drag to protect the clutch bearing in the drag mechanism. That radiused reel foot for kink-free leader protection. Above all, it’s still got the bombproof, truck-stopping, fully sealed Hydros drag system with stacked carbon/stainless steel disc washers and zero startup inertia. In matte olive with silver accents.

  Imported.

  3.5 in. dia. 5.6 oz

Innovative 13', 2X multicolor knotless leader uses color to allow the angler to see and follow the leader when nymphing. 12" of bright orange butt section, with a perfection loop for easy connection to fly line, changes to an opaque white.

The last 2' of the leader is a tri-color 8" of orange, 8"of chartreuse, and 8" of white. The bottom is finished with a 2mm tippet ring which allows easy addition of desired tippet. The leader is knotless save the perfection loop at the top and the tippet ring at the bottom. Imported.

8 ¾ lb. breaking strength.