Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1950s

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1950sFor sale here is a 3 1 8" Hardy Perfect with Dup. MKII check. Made in the 1950s. Full length ribbed brass foot. Ebonite handle spins freely. Tensioner works perfectly. Minor exterior wear. The agate line guide is crack free. Comes with its original box in good condition.

The reel is loaded with Cortland 555 WF7F Rocket line and backing

stainless pillars

With a steelhead fly dressed by the author

Made in 1950 for baseball and fly fishing legend Ted Williams

and there is a black edge on the keeper wrap and one of the tip-tops (to distinguish the tips from one another)

382 and this patent number appears on the back plate along with the "Light" and "Heavy" drag positions

For sale here is a very scarce and early Hardy Uniqua model - 3 3/8" diameter with the early flat caliper spring check

Comes with original tube and the original bag

Leonard Rod Company before starting off on his own journey

Set up for right hand retrieve but can be changed to left

Maker" All brass tube and top

For sale here is a one-tip Payne Model 97 bamboo rod -- 7' for a 3/4 weight line