Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" with ceramic line guide

Hardy Perfect 3 3/8" with ceramic line guideFor sale here is a Hardy Perfect with a MKII check 3 3 8" diameter. This reel is from the mid 1920s and has a flawless ceramic line guide, which is not original to a reel of this vintage. The replacement was well done and looks very nice. Very tight reel mechanically. Smooth brass foot has been filed very slightly on one end. Ivorine handle spins freely. Strap over tensioner works perfectly. Reel foot is 2. 5" long and the reel weighs 8. 4 oz fully

For sale here is an early Saracione Tarpon & Bonefish fly reel

Original bag and plastic tube with P&M label

transparent tan silk wraps with black edges

plus the fact that Walt is a recognized master of the Catskill school of rod building and one of the very few direct descendants of the original Masters still practicing today

Design: Continuous taper

The rod is 5 1/2 feet long and is made to handle 2 to 4 lb

some don't

A splendid addition to anyone's sporting library

The wraps are the classic Payne brown tipped yellow with dark burgundy accents at the hook keeper and ferrules

not unusual for a Leonard rod

The click check is smooth and favors right hand retrieve as was intended

Includes original bag and tube with brass fittings