Hardy Bougle Lightweight III Fly Reel

Hardy Bougle Lightweight III Fly ReelFor sale here is a Hardy Bougle Lightweight III fly reel in mint condition. Comes with original box, pouch and paperwork. Unquestionably one of the most beautiful reels ever produced by Hardy Brothers. The neat design of the original Bougle combines with the appealing teardrop porting to produce a reel that deserves to be in any collection. This Hardy Lightweight III measures 3" across the pillars. The reel can be used left or right handed. In a

For sale here is a Goodwin Granger Victory Model 8040 - 8' 3/2 for a 4 or 5 weight line

Dunsmuir Rod Co data sticker on tube states rod weight at 3 7/8 ounces

Matching cloth slipcase

Sliding band reel seat with a fine wood spacer

Size 4/64 tip tops

Weight - 2 15/16 oz

which eliminates the "aqua-gliding" side effect

Brian's rods are all hand-planed and include his own proprietary tapers

These rods are smoothly progressive

Comes with the original suede bag and hang tag

though it is probably the reason why the drag is set up on the "light" side

John's work has appeared in many tying publications and this was when he was doing some of his best work