Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - 1905 check - LHW! 8'5" The rod is in excellent

The rod is in excellent with only minor wear on the reel seat

The prior own applied a strip of black tape to the bottom to the reel foot can easily be removed

Lime finish

straight rod sections

Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - 1905 check - LHW! 8'5" The rod is in excellentFor 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!