Sure. Agates were $30-35 depending on size and color, and the replacement was around $75. I was very satisfied with the end result.
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New Hardy Perfect Agate Line Guide
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Posts: 194 01/03/2009 18:41 |
Hardy Guy wrote: they just did. i have plenty of hardy reels and this new one does not compare in looks to other reels they made. |
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Posts: 6576 01/03/2009 20:41 Bulldog1935 |
this is very easy.
if you don't like it, don't buy it.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 195 01/03/2009 22:31 |
bulldog1935 wrote: what does that have to do with anything? |
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Posts: 6577 01/03/2009 22:38 Bulldog1935 |
exactly
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 925 01/03/2009 23:32 |
has anyone got pictures of the check work on this new hardy perfect , i'd like to see some pictures of the innards and the inside of the frame , see what
the workmanship is like on it
and could someone show the checkwork on the hardy caspapedia thats selling for less then $400 i just went and looked at harris , still works out to over $900 in my canadian money , dame our dollar going down again , it was just to good to last ,
Richard
Check out my web site for vintage reels & rods , guided float trips on canada's # 1 best trout river http://bowriveradventures.googlepages.com/home |
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Posts: 6579 01/04/2009 08:47 Bulldog1935 |
the US dollar has been falsely undervalued for Many years, essentially since the acceptance of the Euro.
Reality is moving back in. the check on the new Perfect is the same as the Bougle and Lightweight check 
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 41 01/04/2009 10:57 |
My rational mind (and pocketbook) has a hard time justifying the price of the new Perfect when an unused Mark IV Bougle can still be found for around half the
price. Also, why the gray agate? A red would have been such a nice touch. Just my opinions of course!
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Posts: 6582 01/04/2009 14:36 Bulldog1935 |
I'll have to say the original mineral smoky agates are Fine, but I agree the man-made agatine is boring in gray.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Posts: 196 01/04/2009 16:37 |
Aransas wrote: agreed that is one of the reasons why the reel is boring. |
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Posts: 930 01/04/2009 16:51 |
yes i agree , even tho this reel has had the agate replaced , i think the red just stands out better with these older reels , you know looks is everything
now in no way would i take a nice ol st george like bulldogs reel and just swap the grey agate out when nothing wrong with , just so i could have a red one in it , you would have to be of not sound mind to do that but if it's cracked or broken and has to be replaced then yes sir , ''it's all red rings for my reels '' 
Richard
Check out my web site for vintage reels & rods , guided float trips on canada's # 1 best trout river http://bowriveradventures.googlepages.com/home |
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Posts: 81 01/06/2009 00:36 |
I agree with Richard, I got these three reels for less than market value because they had chipped or broken agates. I had all replaced by Hardy BC for a very
reasonable cost and I love the results. They are no longer 100% original, but they are 100% functional now and I do use them. I would, of course declare the
work should I ever sell, but I do not think this would devalue them much.
3 3/4 inch St George, 3 5/8 and 3 1/8 inch Perfects. |
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Posts: 939 01/06/2009 00:46 |
oh my goodness
such nice bright red rings , and you think devalue them , no way , if anything makes them more in value , those sure are nice looking hardys
Richard
Check out my web site for vintage reels & rods , guided float trips on canada's # 1 best trout river http://bowriveradventures.googlepages.com/home |
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Posts: 788 01/06/2009 00:49 |
I still can't see how the new perfects are boring or ugly
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priced yes but they are still a sexy looking beast. If they were $500 they would be the darling of the angling world and Hardy would once again be a force. Oh
well Hardy front office,, hope that shot-gun blast to the foot heals soon enough
Hardy Guy
Obsessed Salmon Chaser since 1988!!
www.flyfishtheisland.com |
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Posts: 28 01/06/2009 12:01 |
I think the gray agate in the new Perfects is beautiful. Very understated and elegant.
We all have our opinions about what is nice looking and what isn't. When you're the one paying the bill, all that matters is that you like it. 
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Posts: 6590 01/06/2009 13:04 Bulldog1935 |
Hardy Guy wrote: you're not alone here, some people are just more OCD about their opinion than you are about chasing salmon.
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Posts: 196 01/06/2009 13:30 |
I agree, they're beautiful reels, and certainly more appealing (to me) than the 70s-80s "bump" version...
Wilfred de Bruijn
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Posts: 69 01/08/2009 18:00 |
I don't see any problem with the looks of the new Hardy Perfects. When Winston came out with their line up of green perfects they too looked
"different" but now look beautiful.
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Posts: 1244 01/09/2009 02:10 |
I agree with Wilfred, "more appealing than the 70s-80s "bump" version. . . ."
I'm sure it is a smooth reel with the Bougle insides if you will . . . I'm not sure why they didn't use the original check system, that would have been sweet . . . I just don't think it will age very well, at least nothing like the original version of the reel I think most of us agree the leaded reels are beautiful . . . I do like the idea of the 2 5/8" LHW even though I don't have a need for a reel that small . . . Alan |
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Posts: 85 01/09/2009 14:55 |
Alan wrote "though I don't have a need for a reel that small . . . "
Respectfully -- when did "need" have anything to do with buying reels?
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