This Abel SDF DeYoung Cutthroat Flank goes fully coordinated: Derek DeYoung's vivid cutthroat artwork wraps a ported 4/5-weight frame and carries over onto a matching DeYoung Cutthroat Flank drag knob. A hand-shaped rosewood handle warms the whole reel and completes the look. The porting keeps it light and lively on a small-water 4- or 5-weight, right where cutthroat live.
The matched knob makes this one a standout on the display shelf, but it's a serious fishing tool too. Named best new freshwater reel of 2018 by Fly Fisherman Magazine, the SDF runs Abel's sealed, saltwater-derived drag with inertia-free startup that protects light tippet and a wide, smooth adjustment range.
Key features
- Derek DeYoung Cutthroat Flank artwork with matching drag knob
- Ported frame with warm rosewood handle
- Sealed stainless steel and carbon fluoropolymer drag, up to about 10 lbs
- 4/5 weight for dry-fly and small-stream trout
- Large-arbor spool for faster retrieve and reduced line memory
- Adjustment range nearly three times wider than the original SD
- User-convertible left- or right-hand retrieve, quick-change spool
- Designed and machined in Colorado, made in the USA
The matching cutthroat knob really sets this one off. Come see it at 432 E Main St in Montrose.