Hardy Princess 150th Anniversary Fly Reel

Hardy Princess 150th Anniversary Fly ReelA very nice Hardy Princess fly reel, 3 1 2" diameter and set up for RHW. This is one of the recent 150th anniversary set of reels where Hardy offered limited runs of each of the Lightweight series reels. Mint, unfished. The Princess is designed to hold a #5 or #6 and 66 yards of backing and comes with the 150th anniversary dates (1872 2022) stamped into the lineguard. The reel comes in a black zippered pouch and hardy box with all of the paperwork.

DT2+110 20#

Don't miss out on the opportunity to acquire one of Bob's rods as there aren't many owners willing to give them up and the wait list for a new rod is lengthy to say the least

This model is more rare than the "All American" model that you can find comps for elsewhere

Reel is in mint condition

A very nice RK Bolt bamboo fly rod

He filled in an exposed glue line seam in the butt section and re-varnished that section

The rod is based on Paul Young’s Para 15 taper

Bolt fly rod

Save yourself a multi-year wait for a new rod from Mario and treat yourself to a Christmas gift for the upcoming steelhead runs

With 2 7/8" diameter side plates and strong and even working click

Medium to medium fast dry fly action

The reel is in excellent+ condition with only light wear around the rim and a bit on the foot