Hardy Sunbeam 2 3/4" Fly Reel

Hardy Sunbeam 2 3/4" Fly ReelFor sale here is a Hardy Sunbeam 2 3 4" fly reel. Enameled body. An ebonite handle, brass foot riveted to backplate and fitted with a Bickerdike style line guide. No spool wobble and a tiny amount of end play. I cannot get the spool retaining screw off as the brass rivet in the spindle boss spins when the screw is turned. From the looks of the other rivets on the backplate, it appears to be a single pawl spring. From the 1950's I believe.

The elastic remains in excellent condition

Bradley made very fine reels and this one needs to find time on the stream

Duronze ferrules wrapped to the shoulders and welts

For sale here is a Ted Godfrey II Salmon Spey fly reel

Built from beginning to end in Montrose

This reel has a few speckles of rim rash

Olive wrap at tip-top on one tip and brown on the other

The reel can be setup for RHW or LHW with the flip of a pawl

A Kusse 8' fly rod in very good condition with nice straight sections

An excellent Scott SC bamboo fly rod

Winston bamboo rod -  8 1/2' with two sections and two tips with a labeled weight of 4 5/8 oz

temper the cane and mill the strips to the butt section specifications