Hardy St George Fly Reel 3"

Hardy St George Fly Reel 3"An excellent Hardy St George fly reel, 3" and set up for LHW. This is the modern version of this classic. Made in England. Mint, unused condition. Charcoal frame and spool with a smooth brass foot. Nice clean agate. Pleasing click and pawl drag. The reel comes with the handsome leather Hardy block case, as well as the original Hardy leather zip pouch, paperwork, and original box.

The agate stripper is a light gray color and the snake guides are jet black

Leonard offers these light yet powerful salmon dry-fly rods (SDF)

and in good overall condition given its age and use

the spool could be made to rotate in the opposite direction

RHW with a rotating locking foot

The reel comes in a blue vinyl Hardy case

gold and purple tipping at the winding check and male ferrules

Blued nickel silver ferrules size 19/64 and 12/64 (made before the "F" sizing vernacular)

Serial number HB 1/05

Though the rod is marked as a 7-8wt

Stamped 6 on the spool

The ferrule snake guide is also missing