Hardy Featherweight Reel

Hardy Featherweight ReelA Hardy Featherweight fly reel, 2 7 8" diameter and set up for RHW (but easily convertible). Fair condition with some moderate to heavy rim rash to the frame edge in one area and moderate cosmetic wear throughout. The reel is certainly fishable and mechanically sound. Two screw latch plate with a reversible two screw L shaped nickel silver line guard. Designed to hold a DT4+40 or DT5+15 (there is a line currently loaded on the reel). The reel packs

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a maple spacer

For those of you out there who fish for salmon or other large fish and don't like knuckle-busters

Polished hard rubber side plates

3 1/8" diameter and set up for LHW

It has three pockets (two larger ones in the front and a smaller one on the left side)

Very petite cigar grip 3 7/8" in length with some slight ridging

A remarkable E

It is a 7'6" rod

during the most significant era of bamboo rod production"

A great high-quality salmon/steelhead reel for a great price

suggesting it came from another rod or was provided after the fact

For sale here is 7 1/2 foot