Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - 1905 check - LHW! 6'8" The wet tip being a

The wet tip being a bit beefier than the dry

My old friend Claude Batault (who worked with Charles Ritz and Winston on designs) let me try his taper executed by Winston in the 1960s

Comes with Hardy case and instruction brochure

Lovely browntone cane with goldenrod silks

include Heddon's Dowagiac Minnows

Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - 1905 check - LHW! 6'8" The wet tip being aFor sale here is a Hardy Bougle fly reel in excellent condition. 3" diameter. 1905 check. Authentic left hand retrieve! Full length and unaltered smooth brass foot. Charlie Norris from Hardy's made a replacement spool for this reel and it fits perfectly. No cracks chips anywhere on the reel. This is a very scarce and early LHW Bougle that you can feel comfortable fishing and not merely sitting it in a display case!