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 philpsych |
Hardy Perfect sizes question |
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Posts: 409 12/12/2009 13:34 |
Here's a question for the reel guys... Does anyone know what sizes the leaded, ribbed brass foot, no line guard, Hardy Perfect was made in? I have a pair
of 3 3/8 which I run LHW and love. I've seen 3 5/8, but wonder what other sizes there are. Did they make wide spool models in this configuration?
Thanks....Mark
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bow river |
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Posts: 1894 12/12/2009 14:41 |
mark
from what i have seen , in all leaded reels , 2 1/2 , 2 3/4 , 2 7/8 , 3 , 3 1/8 , 3 1/4 , 3 3/8, 3 1/2 , 3 5/8 , 3 7/8 , 4 , and even some bigger , some were made in wide drums also in the dup 11 , i'm not sure if they made them in the 2 1/2 ,
Rich
collector of vintage fly reels & bamboo rods , buy & sell , guided float trips on canada's # 1 best trout river , clarks bamboo forum members get a special discount if ya fish cane www.bowriveradventures.com |
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Posts: 193 12/12/2009 15:03 |
Mark - Ribbed brass foot & ebonite handle were introduced around 1922, standard sizes of narrow drum models such as yours are 2 7/8, 3 1/8, 3 3/8, 3 5/8,
3 7/8.
Standard sizes of wide drum models are 3, 3 1/4, 3 1/2, 3 3/4, 4, 4 1/4, 4 1/2. Special order wide drums were made up to 6". Btw, nice reel you have there, lots of finish and probably a real workhorse. I have an earlier smooth brass foot in 3 1/8 & 3 3/8 that get regular workouts every year, great reels!
The past is never far......
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Posts: 410 12/12/2009 16:16 |
Thanks, Bow River & Sparquero! Now, to find the 3 5/8 and 3 7/8 models.....
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Posts: 1591 12/12/2009 18:21 |
Paul
Dose the wide spool come in different widths. I have a Winston Perfect and it has a spool width of .9375 How dose that width compare to the other models ? Mark nice reel, any difficulty going LHW with that reel ? Alan
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Sparquero |
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Posts: 194 12/12/2009 19:29 |
Alan - I was fairly certain that this era of wide drum had standardized spool widths but can't say for sure, also don't know if they are standard
widths for different generations. I don't have one to measure, hopefully one of the guys that have a couple of these wide drum reels and a digital caliper
can chip in here.
The past is never far......
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Posts: 412 12/12/2009 23:02 |
Alan - Going LHW was smooth, only catch is inability to quickly dismantle the reel - reassembly requires crazy glue in the threads that hold the works
together. The price of this model is low enough that I run a reel for each line, no extra spools, so the dismantle issue isn't an issue! Also, any line
cuts & wear into the frame is on the other side when you go LHW, another plus....
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zimfly |
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Posts: 12 12/13/2009 13:17 |
Hi Mark,
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