Seamaster Mark III Fly Reel

Seamaster Mark III Fly ReelFor sale here is a scarce Seamaster Mark III fly reel. Direct drive. Right hand retrieve. Three anodized aluminum cross pillars. Wooden handle. 3 7 8" diameter. Pillar length is 1 1 8". Weight 11 oz. Audible click incoming and silent cork drag outgoing, still very strong at its heaviest settings. Near mint+ overall condition with a super minor handling mark or two over the years. No evidence exists of having ever been mounted on a rod. This reel comes

Pocket cap stamped "made by Hardy's England"

There are 16 patterns in all

The rod has a very nice medium-fast action

All sections are straight and this rod may have been at most lawn cast once or twice

one of the much-coveted models with the "plum" anodizing rather than jet black like the later models

Includes the original bag and tube with fine brass fittings

ready to go

The side plates are made of delrin and the rings are highly polished aluminum

Sections are perfectly straight

writes in his book (pp

Don't miss out on this rod built by two of fly fishings greatest pioneers in rod technology and design

Agate stripper appropriate in size for a #4 line and snake brand guides are wrapped with a light yellow trim