Hardy Bros "The James Hardy C.C. de France Celebration Set" 5'6" The reel seat is handmade

The reel seat is handmade with briar wood and features two wonderfully handcrafted engraved silver rings

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For sale here is a Bogdan Model 150 fly reel

Ferrules are size 10/64 and 15/64 and the ferrule fit is excellent

Hardy Bros "The James Hardy C.C. de France Celebration Set" 5'6" The reel seat is handmadeFor sale here is a "The James Hardy Hardy C. C. de France Celebration Set". This limited edition set, one of 100 made, was produced in 2005 by James Hardy. In 1910 John James Hardy received a request from members of the Aristocratic Casting Club of France for a short, light, split bamboo fly rod. Hardy produced a 7 foot, 2 piece rod that weighed a shade over 3 oz, which he personally demonstrated to his fellow club members, and succeeded in making a