Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" Fly Reel 8'6" Featherweight

Featherweight

Leonard Model 66H bamboo rod -- 8' 2/2 5-6wt

Dana also considers the possibility that Ray Gambordella could have been involved in making the rod

Black sideplates with handsome gold-colored frame and a black spool inside

The rod is in excellent+ condition having been fished sparsely and cared for very well

Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" Fly Reel 8'6" FeatherweightFor sale here is a wartime era Hardy Perfect 2 7 8" trout fly reel with unblemished agate line guide, full length smooth brass foot, faded ebonite handle (brown now) and rim tensioner. Single pawl Dup MKII check (normal for a wartime reel). Spool rocks just a little, otherwise a very nice reel mechanically. The reel weighs 5 3 4 oz. It includes Jimmy Smith's initials on the back of the winding plate. It's possible this reel started out its life as a