Chris McDowell Bamboo Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4

Chris McDowell Bamboo Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4For sale here is a Chris McDowell bamboo rod 7'6 3 2 4wt. Payne 198 taper weighing in at 3 3 4 oz. The flaming on this rod combined with the dark brown clear wraps, gorgeous spacer in the reel seat and blued ferrules and cap and ring hardware is simply stunning. Crisp medium fast action as well. A great travel rod for mountain fishing! It would look even better with a nicely leaded Hardy, Dingley, Farlow or Kineya attached to it!

For sale here is an original post-fire Leonard Model 48 bamboo rod -- 7 feet 3/2 for a 4 wt line

a look many like very much

The spool is 0

Nickel silver cap and ring over a beautiful maple spacer

showing very little use

Oxidized cap and ring reel seat over a gorgoeus wood spacer

and loaner rods for the Winston Rod Company

Hardware is oxidized nickel silver

The serial # "4539" is lettered just below the carbide stripper

This particular reel was made by John Sheil of Hardy Bros

Size 9 ferrule with original ferrule plug

the guide was re-wrapped over the repair