Chris Henshaw Perfect Style Fly Reel 3 3/4" 1912 check

Chris Henshaw Perfect Style Fly Reel 3 3/4" 1912 checkA nice Chris Henshaw Perfect style reel, 3 3 4" in diameter and set up for LHW. Near mint condition with just a few tiny marks here and there. Spitfire bright finish. Nicely done 1912 check system. "CH 086" is stamped on the inside of the winding plate. Metal lineguard. Fine smooth click to the drag. Ebonite style handle. A nice rendition of the 1912 Perfect, this reel packs into a leather drawstring pouch.

The condition is very good original with two exceptions: first

The stripping guide is an agate with black snake guides

A Thomas and Thomas Montana model fly rod

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Soft cover

A great pack rod for hungry high-mountain cutties or brookies and will definitely handle bigger fish

Ferrules date from the '20's or '30's as they are the "pot belly" type seen on older Payne and Leonard rods (I love the sculptural touches found on these early catskill tradition rods)

8 TITANIUM fly reel in excellent+ condition

The rod has a wonderfully smooth and crisp medium-fast action with all the feel and finesse one could want from a glass rod

Superb varnish job