Ari Hart Rainbow Reel 8’5” Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action with

Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action with plenty of power in the butt

The butt is 52" long and the tip 46" with no ferrule convention (a ferrule convention is where rod sections are slightly longer to make up for what is lost on rod assembly - e

For sale here is a fine and scarce brass face Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel - 3 3/4" diameter with 1896 check

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Ari Hart Rainbow Reel 8’5” Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action withAn excellent Ari T Hart "Rainbow" reel in opal finish. RHW. #256. 3 1 2" diameter with a 31 32" width. 12oz. The backing is still on the reel and the spare spool. The spool and frame are a light grey "opal" plastic finish and the side plate is opal anodized aluminum with "ATH Rainbow, 256" highlighted in blue. Aluminum foot. Produced for a brief period from 1993 to 1995, this Ari Hart model is very hard to find. The reel packs in a leather zipper