Hardy Princess Fly Reel & Spare Spool

Hardy Princess Fly Reel & Spare SpoolFor sale here is a Hardy Princess fly reel and spare spool. The reel is in near mint condition. The spare spool shows minor wear. Desirable two screw heavy duty line guide easily reversed as are the pawls for right or left hand retrieve. Comes with its red and cream Hardy zippered case as well as its original box in fine condition. Diameter 3 1 2". Weight 4. 5 oz. The Princess reels hold up to a DT7+50 or DT6+70.

this model is an excellent size for single-handed rods and is designed to hold a #9 line with 150 yards of backing

The tube is black crackle paint with a gold anodized aluminum collar and top and is stamped with the Kusse die stamp

The rod features beautifully flame-tempered cane with chestnut wraps and fine black tipping

There is a small crack in the varnish over the guide wraps nearest to the mid-section female ferrule (easily sealed with a dab of varnish)

For sale here is a pre-fire H

Comes in a brown cloth bag with a stiffener and the Scott logo

the perfect size for your small stream rod

Transparent tan wraps with burgundy tipping at ferrules

Gold and red tipping at the winding check

The rod has a hook keeper and the ferrules are my truncated swiss (oxidized)

An unusual rod in this line weight and with the slide band seat

Many famous anglers