Hardy St. John 3 7/8" Fly Reel

Hardy St. John 3 7/8" Fly ReelFor sale here is a pre WWII Hardy St. John 3 7 8" fly reel with scarce large arbor and Duplicated MKII check. The majority of the leaded finish remains. Original, full length, and unaltered ribbed brass foot. Ebonite handle spins freely. Tensioner works perfectly. No line burns. No cracks chips dings. No problematic wobble or end play. Comes with its original Hardy box.

For sale here is an impregnated Orvis Traveler 9' 4/1 6-7wt bamboo rod

and burgundy at the winding check and male ferrules

Loaded with a white line (Wulff Triangle Taper

Original Abel pouch included

The rod can be felt flexing in the grip though I wouldn't call it overly parabolic

Serial #6304 and feels perfect for #3/4 weight line

Near mint with the only signs of use some faint grip soiling and a slight reel foot impression in the varnish of the spanish cedar reel seat spacer

Walnut slide band reel seat with aluminum cap and ring

part of a limited edition set commissioned by Dave which Joe built in the 1990's

For sale here we have a rod from the team of Amelia Tufts and Gabe Batson

a must-have for any serious reel collector

For sale here is a pentagonal Nat Uslan "Spencer Rod" Model no