Hardy Davy Fly Reel 8'10" A nice Ted Godfrey Model

A nice Ted Godfrey Model 40 BiMetal fly reel

All original and excellent plus condition

The grip is 5 1/2" and shaped to a medium cigar profile

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Hardy Davy Fly Reel 8'10" A nice Ted Godfrey ModelAn exceedingly scarce Hardy "The Davy" Reel, with a 3 1 2" diameter and a scant 17 32" between the spool plates, making it one of their thinnest trout models. The reel weighs 5. 6 oz. This is one of the rarest of all Hardy trout reels with only 187 made during the period 1930 1939. Originally designed at the behest of Martin Davy, this model drew from the Eureka and boasted a drop latch, two handles, and was thought to have been designed for the