The Trout Perfects were produced in four designs; the Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Grayling. Only 150 of each design were produced. This is labeled #141 and the reel is in mint condition. These Trout Perfect reels are rich in Hardy history, complete with the time-proven perfect check system and the classic ‘Perfect’ sound.
This is a very rare H.L. Leonard Catskill four-piece Tournament bamboo fly rod in original condition. This pre-fire rod is in exceptional shape. This is an 8' 0" four-piece for a 4-weight line weighing 3.75 oz. The stamp on the butt cap reads "H.L. Leonard Rod, Leonard & Mills Co. Makers, Tournament," which indicates this rod was made between 1890 and 1925.
Serial number C-8-5 dates Garrison's work to either 1933 or 1959. The guides, sliding band, and ferrules indicate this to be built in 1933. This rod is finished with transparent honey wraps with chestnut wraps...
For maintenance or to change the spool, removing the face plate is accomplished by easily turning each of the three large screws a 1/4 turn. The plate is spring loaded and easily removed – genius engineering.
Blued up-locking sliding band and cap over beautifully figured mortised burl wood spacer. Truncated Swiss style ferrules with 100% bluing have a perfect fit. In my hand, the action is on the medium side of medium-fast.
For your consideration is a very rare Peerless BiMetal Model No.1 fly reel. This is a 2 3/4" diameter with a 1 5/16" frame width weighing 4.2 oz. for lines up to DT 4 plus backing. Fixed drag. This is set for RHW and is interchangeable.
This R.L. Winston Limited Edition Vintage Reel is packaged in a wood presentation case with an oiler bottle. These reels were produced by Siskiyou Design / Hodge & Sons for Winston in the 1990s while Tom Morgan was still the owner.
This R.L. Winston Limited Edition Vintage Reel is packaged in a wood presentation case with an oiler bottle. These reels were produced by Siskiyou Design / Hodge & Sons for Winston in the 1990s while Tom Morgan was still the owner.
This is the wide spool fly reel for a 4/5 weight line weighing 4.75 oz. The simple click and pawl can be easily converted to use as either right or left-hand wind. Nice serpentine-shaped handle attaching directly to the spool flange with a nickel silver counterbalance.
This is a narrow spool fly reel for a 4 weight line weighing 4.55 oz. This reel is stunning in its simplicity of design and quality of craftsmanship. The simple click and pawl can be easily converted to use as either right or left-hand wind.
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