Richard Bradley Fly Reel 3" LHW

Richard Bradley Fly Reel 3" LHWAn excellent Richard Bradley 3" trout reel set up for LHW. Excellent condition, with the only sign of use I could find being one little scuff on the rim, otherwise in perfect condition. Black sideplates with handsome gold colored frame and a black spool inside. Nice smooth fixed drag. "6" impressed in the side of the reel foot and "Bradley" engraved into the nut on the winding plate side. Weighs 6. 7 ounces with the full line loaded on it. Comes in a

2-tip for a #5 line weight

Spinoza is his favorite rod but that he is also a fan of "Meacham" rods as well

an 8'6" 2-piece model built for an #8 line

Serial #021

Whitehead Rod Co

Talk about a rod with a lineage

8’10” in length and weighing 5 3/8 oz

The book is the twelfth edition to match the serial number (to find the edition number simply turn to the last printed page and one can find it listed there)

I didn't and wish I had

uncast Hunt Pattern from a run of rods I made in the early-to-mid 1990's

The snake guides show very little wear

this copy part of the limited-run published as the Flyfisher’s Classic Library