Hardy St. John Fly Reel w/ spare spool 13' Quarterbound leather with green marble

Quarterbound leather with green marble sides

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautiful mortised wood spacer

Four chamois leather pockets stamped "Strong / Medium / Fine / Points" for your various leaders

The slide band seat is a lovely walnut burl that steps up to the last cork in a traditional Catskill style

Unknown wood matches the dark flamed cane

Hardy St. John Fly Reel w/ spare spool 13' Quarterbound leather with green marbleFor sale here is a 1950s era Hardy St. John fly reel with spare spool. Excellent used condition. Mechanically everything functions as it should. Comes with Hardy case and instruction brochure. This reel was sold by Hardy dealer Wallace Doak, the famous fly tyer from New Brunswick, Canada.