Hardy 'XLM Jock Scott' Tournament multiplying casting reel 8’5” so it likely came from

so it likely came from the factory like this

Medium parabolic action

Thanks to the shaft’s significantly enhanced torsional stability

Lovely ammoniated cane

Hardy 'XLM Jock Scott' Tournament multiplying casting reel 8’5” so it likely came from"This reel was formally the property of Mr. J. L. Hardy with which he broke two distance casting records in the 1960s." [Bonham's July 2007 auction] Bonham's have confirmed in writing that this description is correct February 2014. We use their 2007 description below ~ A Hardy 'XLM Jock Scott' Tournament multiplying casting reel with duralumin cage and end plates, ribbed alloy foot with patent number, fitted with shaped winding arm, twin reverse taper