HL Leonard Bamboo Fly Rod 6'4" 2/1 #2/3

HL Leonard Bamboo Fly Rod 6'4" 2/1 #2/3A nice HL Leonard bamboo fly rod, 6'4", 2 piece, 1 tip, and built for a #2 or #3. 1. 8 ounces. Catskill style rod with a tiny reel seat and a snake guide for a stripper. Full flexing delicate action. I strongly suspect that this rod has been "cut down" and may have been broken at the female and re set and the tip re set down 1". Most likely that took some of the looseness out of the action and quickened it up a bit. Three up node pattern with blonde

Comes with a fine felt-lined Hardy walnut box

Straw colored cane with burgundy wraps and black tipping at the winding check

There are some suede bag particles in the photos that can be easily removed

For sale here is a very rare reel - a Hardy Bougle MKIV Lightweight 3" fly reel with not often seen gold finish - made in England

Other than this

This rod has been fished very sparingly but remains in near mint condition

it is super difficult to find an original Hunt rod with the darkly stained cane

For sale here is a Russ Peak "Zenith" 8' 2/2 6wt fiberglass rod that weighs 3 7/8 oz

All dressed on the same size hook

Meet cane rod makers

while waiting for the widening of their eyes

The ferrule oxidation is 90% original