Dingley 3" Perfect Fly Reel

Dingley 3" Perfect Fly ReelFor sale here is a gorgeous old Dingley made Perfect from the early 1920's. This 3 inch reel is extremely tight, very well made. It has a single pawl spring and no ball bearings (a "eunuch" model). It comes with a strap over tensioner (another feature hard to find on Dingley reels) that works perfectly, gradually increasing the spring tension throughout its adjustment range. The original brass foot is full length and unblemished. The reel foot

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sensitivity

Squared bakelite winding check flows seamlessly into the squared half-wells grip measuring 6" in length

New patent pending snap-reverse system instantly reverses to left- or right-hand retrieve with the push of a button

Ferrule fit is good and the rod is straight

Reverse half wells grip still covered with the original protective plastic and masking tape strip

Don't miss this chance to own one of Marty's most popular rod tapers

3 3/8" frame diameter

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The cap and ring seat is flawlessly varnished walnut

The rod features transparent chestnut silks against moderately tempered cane

The original smooth brass reel foot is full length and unmolested