Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - Original 8'6" Aluminum sliding ring and pocket

Aluminum sliding ring and pocket cap screwed into cork

Mahogany wraps

thanks to the semi-hollow construction

Lee Wulff "asked Stan to design a reel capable of handling large fish

with a crisp taper and every detail carefully dialed in

Hardy Bougle 3" Fly Reel - Original 8'6" Aluminum sliding ring and pocketFor sale here is a scarce, original Hardy Bougle fly reel in excellent condition. 3" diameter. Full length and unaltered smooth alloy reel foot. The ivory handle remains in excellent condition. The nickel silver rim tension regulator screw works perfectly. Duplicated MKII check with one engageable pawl and one spare. Mechanically the reel is excellent as well with no spindle spool movement. a very tight example. There are no cracks, chips, or