Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1906 Check

Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" Fly Reel - 1906 CheckFor sale here is a very nice 3 1 8" Hardy Perfect fly reel with 1906 check. The majority of original leading remains. The caliper spring is nice and strong and the bridged tensioner works fine. Gear teeth remain sharp. Ivory handle spins freely and is in great shape. The original smooth brass foot is full length and has a slight kink but fits reel seats just fine. No cracks whatsoever, just usual fishing wear. No spool wobble or end play. Matching

I particularly like the conception of the piece - "coming and going" - with one side of the hen fish painted bright to capture the incoming migration

one can see the effects of a line sticker shadow on the front plate

This set is #3

Loaded with a white line (Wulff Triangle Taper

Classic PHY Midge action - a short and stout casting machine

The spool turns without play on plastic-covered stainless steel ball-bearings and is inhibited by a click-pawl drag

has some minor bag imprint and small chips in the varnish

Lighty blued hardware throughout

The cork is only mildly soiled

I have to confess that I broke it off while trying to bend the tip top loop (a long time ago when I didn't know better

it was made by Dave Atwood (Volstro) for HL Leonard back in the 1980's

Maker" die stamp on the butt cap