Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" - Prototype 6 Weight Matte finish to the bamboo

Matte finish to the bamboo

For sale here is a Jim Hidy hollow-built bamboo rod - 8'3" 2/2 4wt

Wraps are cinnamon with black tipping at the ferrules

and the varnish is some of the best ever seen on a Leonard

Hardy Perfect 2 7/8" - Prototype 6 Weight Matte finish to the bambooFor sale here is a very scarce prototype made by Hardy Bros a 2 7 8" Perfect with agate line guide. Like new condition! Left hand retrieve only. Before Hardy's entered the production phase of the Agate Perfect in Gunmetal Grey in 2009, they made three prototypes in silver anodizing (spitfire finish). All three of the reels were handmade by Charlie Norris, chief reel designer at that time. This reel was acquired directly from Charlie in Alnwick by a