Dingley Fly Reel 3 1/4" St. George Style

Dingley Fly Reel 3 1/4" St. George StyleFor sale here is a Dingley St. George style fly reel in excellent original condition. 3 1 4" diameter. Optimized for left hand retrieve. Stamped for Walker Bampton likely made by Ernest Dingley. Foot is original and unaltered, measuring 2 1 4" in length. Fixed check. Bronze line guide. Spool width is 0. 63". Marked with a "19" on both frame and spool. Much of the original leading remains. The reel weighs 6 3 8 oz.

A Blue Goblin salmon fly tied by Charles Krom

Ron's typical superb varnish finish

which Hardy made starting in 1911 and which was itself inspired by the well-known tournament put on by the Casting Club of France (of which Louis Bougle was a founder and at which many renowned anglers of the day competed for accuracy and distance casting)

The reel is 3" in diameter with a spool width of 11/16" of an inch

9 in bullseye rings on the butt cap

The rod features mildly tempered cane with chestnut wraps and bright guides

mint condition

For sale here is a bamboo rod collaboratively made by Tufts & Baston and Dennis Stone -- 8' 2/2 4wt

The gaff is in like new condition and appears to have never been used

An Early Jim Payne Parabolic 2-piece

Diameter 3 3/4"

"Spinoza" model