Hardy Fly Fishing Hardy Wide Spool Perfect 3 7/8″ Taupo Fly Reels

The Hardy Perfect is just that, perfect. This reel is ideal for any spey rod all the way from the smaller 4wt trout speys up to your 12’6″ 6wt summer run rod. This has always been one of our favorite reels in the case. It features a ported palming face for slowing down the larger fish you may run into. It’s lightweight but has a large capacity for backing, which will help it balance your rod. For those out there in the market for a click drag reel, look not further than the Hardy Perfect Taupo.

From Hardy:

Ever since Forster Hardy was first granted a full patent for the Perfect reel design in 1889, our engineers, developers and consultants have been constantly striving for ways to improve on perfection, tweaking and adjusting to bring you what we believe are the best reels in their class to date. After all, if we offered anything less, it would not be a Perfect.

• Made by Hardy Bros master craftsmen in Alnwick, England
• Wide spool design for better backing capacity
• Stainless ball bearings and time proven check system
• Sweet sounding, wide ranging check system
• Engineered from bar stock aluminium with naval brass 1pc spindle
• Deep anodised for strength and durability
• Ivorine handle
• Smooth satin dark gunmetal grey anodised finish
• Stainless ball bearings and time proven check system
• Easily changed from left to right hand wind
• Supplied in a soft leather, sheepskin lined reel pouch