Beginning in the mid- to late 1940s, Otto Zwarg used skills acquired while working for the Edward Vom Hofe Co. to build high-quality fly and saltwater reels. Zwarg had a Brooklyn, New York, address for just one year, then moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1947, where his business continued until 1960. His fly reels included the single-action Saguenay and the multiplying Laurentian, each cataloged in sizes 1/0 to 6/0.
