Hardy Golden Prince Fly Reel 5/6

Hardy Golden Prince Fly Reel 5/6A nice Hardy Golden Prince 5 6 fly reel, 3" in diameter and set up for LHW. Good used condition with cosmetic wear throughout and the initials "GCA" engraved on the backplate. Mechanically the reel is just fine. The nickel silver line guard is reversible. The reel has a nice loud click and the drag is adjusted via a dial on the backplate. The reel packs into a non original leather and canvas pouch.

An excellent Leonard 40M-6

multiplying 2:1 retrieve

They are truly one-of-a-kind

Serial #2674 which dates the rod to 1975

a spectacular Hardy reel in a hard to find size

original Hardy Bougle fly reel in excellent condition

Anti-reverse drag which is adjusted via a knurled hub on the spindle inside the spool

The cigar grip measures 5 1/2" in length

very limited edition "44 Special" fly reel from Perfection Fly Reels

Designed to hold a #7 or #8 with ~275 yards of 20lb backing

There is a clear wrap on cracked node and seam halfway up on the mid-section

made with one tip