Sage 503L fly reel and spare spool (made by Hardy)

Sage 503L fly reel and spare spool (made by Hardy)For sale here is a Sage 503L "Preemie" fly reel and spare spool. These reels were made by Hardy's in England. The 503L "preemie" version is a super scarce model with ~250 ever produced. The reel and spool are as close to mint condition as it gets. The reel is 2 1 2 inches in diameter and has a spool width of 3 4 of an inch. This reel is serial #109. Comes with the original boxes and paperwork. The story behind this reel is that Hardy was commissioned

Comes in Per's green two-tip compartment rod bag and brass-capped labeled tube

Granger green colored wraps with black tipping

and the Bogdan nameplate

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Bob recently applied a decorative wrap on a slight node crack directly above the script on the butt section

A pioneering work on Mr

This reel was produced by STH

Green witness dots

The reel disassembles easily via a "fingernail" two-screw latch plate

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