It's aNorvise-standard mount on a cutting board. Has the thread post not mounted. Flex magnifier lens- (not the lighted up one) -automatic bobbin kit-(Spool arbor with bobbin plus 3 spools) with instructions -all for $200.00.
If you can't find one get a PVC pipe with end caps. Had to do this with a gifted one piece 9 ft. fly rod. Mother-in-law made sock for it with some scrap material.
All of these years, talking back in the early 80's. My high school English, Natural History and Oceanography teaches where guides on the Rogue during the summer time and had me tie these by the hundreds. The half pounders would go nuts for them. They didn't know the name of the fly just some old...
They are floating like they are designed to. Many years ago when they came out in Scotland and was getting band along with the blob flies( catching way too many fish and also of the fish taking them so deep to release). One would cast out- let line sink to bottom(leader would be 2-2`1/2 feet)...