Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Ogden Smiths

Dingley 3" Caged Spool Fly Reel - Ogden SmithsFor sale here is a very fine Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for Ogden Smiths in London, England. The reel is right hand retrieve. Smooth brass foot is unaltered. There are no cracks to the frame or spool. Original ivory handle spins freely. No significant end play or wobble. The majority of the original dark leaded finish remains. Mechanically this reel is very fine with excellent spring tension.

Transparent caramel wraps with oxidized guides and ferrules

and black at the cork check

In a stroke of luck I had just acquired tooling which would allow me to make the Payne style acorns which I had long admired

Two unusual features of this particular one also stand out

Dual aluminum sliding band reel seat over a cork spacer with an aluminum butt cap

Includes original bag with a separate sleeve for the fighting butt and tube with the original green and white paper label completely intact

one of the most desirable Hart designs

Petite swelled butt

Lefty Kreh

For sale here is a 3 1/4" (narrow) Bellinger/Saracione fly reel in near mint + condition

Capacity (Line + yards of backing): 6 + 190 20# / 7 + 140 20#

You can be certain your collector/fishing buddies won't have a similar reel