Hardy Perfect Fly Reel LHW 7'1" Joe Johnson's initials appear on

Joe Johnson's initials appear on the inside of the reel

Fully bound in red bonded leather

High-speed steel snake guides

The reel is near mint with just a tiny bit of edge wear

both of which should be easily fixable

Hardy Perfect Fly Reel LHW 7'1" Joe Johnson's initials appear onA very nice early Hardy Perfect in ultra rare LHW! 2 7 8" diameter and dating to the 1930's. The reel is in excellent mechanical condition with no rubbing, no spool wobble, and it reels as if new. Original screw and unaltered foot. Foot fits most modern rods. No line guard. Cosmetically the reel has one small bit of corrosion and a couple scratches from screw removal. The reel retains about 70% of its original leading. As Hardy fans know, finding a