Complete package : Any fly reel on planet earth : With Box

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#3 Wedding Cake, never lined. Spare spool still has sticker from Ray's Sport Shop in No. Plainfield, N.J.
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And this is my favorite 3" reel. The first fly reel that I "collected" maybe 30 years ago. Tiny amount of paint loss on the foot, otherwise pristine.
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jim royston wrote: ↑
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And this is my favorite 3" reel. The first fly reel that I "collected" maybe 30 years ago. Tiny amount of paint loss on the foot, otherwise pristine.
A 3" donut latch Beaudex is just the cutest reel ever. Always loved those.
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Hey, the Pridex is no slouch either! And the Bushkill, what a find.
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Schweeet! Love that Bushkill!
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The last iteration of the Hardy Uniqua from the the 1950s:
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That Beaudex was good enough for Lee Wulff, Paul! Check out what he's using in many of the old footage on YouTube.

And, beautiful Uniqua, Greg!
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Milward Flycraft made by Young. A couple of fleabites from storage.
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Here's a little beauty. Marbleized hard rubber sideplates,
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Hardy spares.. spools...
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Gone but not forgotten... Abel / Orvis - 2016
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I like this reel...
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Unused Heddon Imperial with reel bag.
ImageIMG_0861 by WILLIAM DUNN, on Flickr
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Wow - very nice!! I love those Heddons... that click is something special!
" There's no such thing as a fly fisherman wholly satisfied with his casting performance. " ~ Jim Green (1971)
" Just once I wish a trout would wink at me. " ~ Brian Shaffer

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William Dunn wrote: ↑
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 Unused Heddon Imperial with reel bag.
ImageIMG_0861 by WILLIAM DUNN, on Flickr
William Dunn, BAM !!! :wave
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Love those Heddons
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Orvis patented 1874 perforated fly reel with walnut box...

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Very impressive.
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Here is a Danish Ari Hart (ATH Design) F3 Lake Taupo reel:

https://i.postimg.cc/zf1Kbyns/Ari-t-Har ... Reel-1.jpg

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