I love the old Uniquas. Especially the ones with the little telephone spool latch. those are just great. I don't own any but one day I'd like to. I really like that style of reel in general. Tiemco makes a modern version that looks quite similar to the Hardy Uniquas.

Count me in. I've had about a half dozen over the years and they're my favorite of all the pre-WWII Hardy reels. Heavy enough to balance glass and cane, built like a tank, classic looks, still operates flawlessly after 100 years. Also, they can be switched to LHW fairly easily. Here's one, a 2 7/8" if I remember right, on a Granger cane rod in RMNP.



And here's the only one I have left. I picked it up maybe 10 years ago heavily discounted because a previous owner had painted it, another previous owner had removed the paint and all the leading. It's an early 3 1/8" and I kind of like it even though the collector value is shot. I've waxed it to preserve the aluminum and I fish it on my Steffen 8'6" 5/6.

I have one, a 3-1/8" I bought from Hoagy Carmichael in the 1980's after complaining to him about the "modern" offerings crossing the $100 mark. I think I gave him $80 for it. It has a brass ribbed foot, "telephone latch" and 90% of the leading.

I used it for years on a Leonard 38H. It now sits in a display case with the rest of my retired reel collection.

I have always had a soft spot for Uniquas and are always on the lookout for nice examples. I was really disappointed Hardy never reintroduced them when they were cranking out the "classic series".

Yes, even with the leading missing its classic lines are attractive. Another thing I like about Uniquas is their simplicity and ease of spool removal. And the click/pawl has a moderate sound unlike some reels of this vintage which are louder. I like the Hardy Lightweight LRH and Featherweight for a lot of the same reasons.

Isn't there a whole thread strictly related to Uniqua's on the Classic Fly Rod Forum ?

Oh yeah... here it is : http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/vie ... 72&t=57253