Hardy St. George Jr. Fly Reel

Hardy St. George Jr. Fly ReelFor sale here is a Hardy St. George Jr. fly reel in excellent condition. Two screw latch model. Unmolested smooth alloy foot. The agate line guide is also in unblemished condition. Right hand retrieve. Dup MKII check. A fine example.

The blank is a unique clay color with translucent cinammon wraps and gold accents at the ferrules and winding check

The reel weighs in at 5

whose name would become familiar to two generations of the firm's customers and would echo down even to our own time

Includes the original bag with green and gold label as well as the original tube with brass fittings and Winston logo decal

Mark graciously sold me a vintage-appropriate brass-capped aluminum tube although it's not a Garrison tube

The interior features five foam dividers with velcro tabs to move the dividers around as desired

and a clear ring stripper

Powell-style grip 6 3/8" in length

For sale here is a tackle catalog from Hoagy Carmichael in 1989

Translucent brown silk wraps

Winston quadrate bamboo rod - 7'9" 2/2 for a 4 or 5 weight line

No line grooves to the pillars or the rotating nickel silver line guard