Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" Fly Reel - LHW 10' A nice piece of history

A nice piece of history here for the Orvis aficionado

This rod came to be known as Young's 9 1/2 foot "Florida Special" model

2-tip with a strong DF action - feels like a 6 weight or possibly a 7

The mortised curly maple reel seat wood is recognizable as one of the rods I worked on at Leonard

The guides are wrapped in a chestnut brown with black tipping

Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" Fly Reel - LHW 10' A nice piece of historyFor sale here is a scarce LHW Hardy Perfect Fly Reel 3 3 8" diameter with unblemished dark red ceramic line guide. The reel is in excellent used condition. Obviously the line guide is only utilized if the reel is used as LHW, but the check mechanism allows for right hand use as well. Comes with Hardy reel case and line backing in like new condition.