Hardy Bougle Lightweight III Reel

Hardy Bougle Lightweight III ReelA nice Hardy Bougle Lightweight III fly reel, 3" in diameter and can be reeled either left or right. The reel appears unfished. A scarce model to find this one has garnered a bit of a following thanks to its handsome design, a combination of the traditional raised pillar Bougle frame coupled with teardrop porting to the spool and winding plate. It weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. Gray frame with a silver spool and winding plates. Smooth alloy foot.

The rod has seen light use with one tip in lawn cast condition

Spindle fit is excellent with only a slight bit of up/down movement like most St

The "Patent Applied For" stamp refers to the ivorine brake button to the frame that applies pressure to the spool

Wes Jordan's successor

The butt shows a lot of seaminess

Near mint condition with very slight marks on the reel foot and one tiny scuff on the edge of the frame

He didn't make of many models that he planned

Gold-anodized frame with a black anodized spool

This one is the first of the Deluxe Edition series

Capacity for a WF8 & 200 yards of backing

The leaded finish is of the darker variety

5 1/2" medium cigar grip