Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8'9" 2/2 #9

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8'9" 2/2 #9A nice Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 89, 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for #9 line. Serial #4300. The rod weighs 5 ounces. Good overall condition with the grip showing signs of hand soiling, but the rod is pin straight. The action is medium to medium fast. Tan color over tempered cane with darker nodes in a three up pattern. The varnish is excellent with only a few scratches and scrape marks on the butt, some micro varnish chips and a few fish scales on

The seat is a down-locking aluminum screwlock with a butternut spacer

85 oz with backing

Bill McMillan - "Dry Line Steelhead"

The stripper is an oxidized german agate and the snake guides are black

Parametric

The rod packs into a brown painted aluminum tube with the Sweetgrass logo

He was also a great winter grayling fisherman with the worm

A very rare model here for the saltwater reel aficionado

40" / Inner spool width 0

For sale here is an early model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model

243): ”The 3 1/4” reel shown in fig 199 is also unusual for the fact that it does not have any ratchet pawl

The cosmetics and workmanship of this rod are simply stunning