Hardy Zenith Fly Reel - Scarce First Model! 7'9" 2/2 for a 3-4wt line

2/2 for a 3-4wt line

Comes with original pouch

and a 5 1/2" fighting butt with hard rubber butt cap

This is also an incredibly powerful casting rod in this configuration

This is listed as Gary Howells personal "birthday rod" with a 1979 manufacture date

Hardy Zenith Fly Reel - Scarce First Model! 7'9" 2/2 for a 3-4wt lineFor sale here is a very scarce Hardy Zenith wide drum reel. First model with two pillars and rectangular nickel silver line guide. LHW or RHW, easily convertible. Excellent+ condition with very minor cosmetic use marks. The Zenith was part of Hardy's Lightweight Series of reels. This was one of two wide drum Lightweight models made in the early to late 1960s, the Husky being the other. Both are 3 3 8" diameter. Spool width 1 3 16". The reel weighs 6 3