Hardy 'XLM Jock Scott' Tournament multiplying casting reel 8’5” Older style ferrule plug

Older style ferrule plug

The widely accepted thought was that Gillum produced about 1000 rods in his career

The reel comes housed in a gorgeous Arne Mason leather case

The rod has a beautiful honey colored blank with chestnut brown silks and gold tipping

5" in diameter and weighing approximately 6 ounces

Hardy 'XLM Jock Scott' Tournament multiplying casting reel 8’5” Older style ferrule plug"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