HL Leonard Model 40H Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6

HL Leonard Model 40H Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6A HL Leonard Model 40H bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #3199 with a manufacture date circa 1975 or 1976. 4. 6 ounces. Medium action. Used but in good condition. Light blonde cane done in a three up node pattern. Tan color main wraps with brown edges and dark brown at the keeper and ferrules. Ceramic stripper and chrome guides. The step ferrules are polished bright and fit well. 6 1 2" long grip that's turned to a

The parabolic action is medium-fast and the rod recovers very well

" and on the reverse "Sold by Abercrombie and Fitch

The pillars are in excellent shape and free of line grooves

Comes with the original Payne rod bag and rod tube (and canvas tube cover with separate compartment for the handle extension)

The tube is enclosed in a protective cloth bag by the last owner

While not the most collectible rod due to these issues

in the lawn cast only category

Whithead for many years

A very unusual Bogdan that would make a great addition for a collector who has all of the normal cataloged reels

For sale here is an impregnated Orvis Madison 8'6" 2/1 8-9wt bamboo rod with a labeled weight of 5 1/8 oz

Ferrules are short super-Z

the rest remaining nearly perfect