Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7 Weight The action is a wonderful

The action is a wonderful medium-fast dry-fly with plenty of authority thanks in part to the swelled butt

Each of their names are stamped on the intricately engraved and elongated butt cap

Original tube but non-original bag

Dark colored cane

This is one of the recent reproductions of these beauties by the House of Hardy

Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7 Weight The action is a wonderfulFor sale here is a 3 1 2" Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel from the pre WWII era that belonged to the late Catskill fly tying greats, Harry & Elsie Darbee. The reel is in excellent original condition. The original ribbed brass foot is full length and unmolested. No chips, cracks, or line grooves. Excellent spool spindle fit. The reel comes with a letter from Judie Darbee (in a Marty Keane envelope) and is housed in an Abercrombie and Fitch zippered