Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4A Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #4637. The rod weighs 3. 1 ounces on my scale. Used but in excellent condition with no defects. The action is a bit on the slower side of medium. Oven tempered cane with slightly darker nodes arranged in a three up pattern. The main wraps are brown with yellow edges and one band of red at the keeper. The stripping guide is a #8 SRMC carbide and the snake guides and

I've always found Gary's varnish work to be remarkably good for the large number of rods he produced

and the wrap just above the grip having a lighter gold and black tipping

The extra spool is in good condition and comes in it's own leather bag

Spool widths are 0

Wrappings: Pale bronze silk

The spools are 10 yards

The blanks are made in New Zealand by CTS of Uni-directional S-glass and in several colors

One tip is 3/8" short (made that way)

a Zippo lighter with the Anglers' Club of New York badge with its original box and paperwork

Jet black silks with white and black tipping at the winding check and male ferrules

It would hold a 5-6wt line with backing

This is a super attractive Dingley to collect or fish and a rare model from the late 1920's/early 30's