Hardy Bougle Lightweight III Reel 7'5" The chestnut brown silks contrast

The chestnut brown silks contrast and compliment nicely the light/dark flaming pattern

There is also a hairline crack on the rim

This model is very hard to find

Nickel silver uplocking ring reel seat over a gorgeous wood spacer

Hardy Bougle Lightweight III Reel 7'5" The chestnut brown silks contrastA 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.