Hardy St. George 3" Fly Reel - Three Screw Latch

Hardy St. George 3" Fly Reel - Three Screw LatchFor sale here is a Hardy St. George 3 inch fly reel with three screw latch. Excellent condition throughout. Ribbed brass foot and duplicated MKII check. No cracks, chips, or dings. The agate line guide is crack free. The tension regulator works as intended. Nice strong check throughout its range. The spool rocks a bit on the spindle, but otherwise the reel is a very nice example. This is a Jimmy Smith made reel which may explain the "in the white"

The cap may be a replacement since it doesn't have the patent stamping like the butt female ferrule does

the action is medium fast

The spare spool is in near mint condition with pouch and has some small scratches on the inside of the spool near the cog

The action is on the medium side of medium-fast with enough power in the butt for longer casts

A few chips in the varnish exist

I attach one end of a flat spring

Every five years or so I decide to make a new set of dubbing needles and this one was a particularly fun edition for me to produce

One-screw reversible line guard - easily flipped as are the pawls for RHW or LHW use

so get this one now for about that price

Optimized for left hand retrieve

the butt cap is marked

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