HL Leonard Model 41L Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6"' 2/2 #5/6

HL Leonard Model 41L Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6"' 2/2 #5/6A nice HL Leonard model 41 bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 or #6 line. Serial #1098 which puts the date of manufacture at approximately 1970. Medium action. Near mint or light use condition. Some grip soiling but not ferrule wrap cracks and the rod is Leonard shop straight. It weighs 4. 9 ounces on my scale. The original owner's name is inked on the rod. Blonde cane done in a three up node pattern. 326 red main wraps with a

No cracks/dings/chips anywhere on the reel

Hard cover

A superb Maxwell Leonard 40M-5

dj in clear plastic

Hard rubber plug on bottom

This is a lightly used 1950's era rod and one of the nicest Payne rods I have seen in a while

This is the largest of the Billy Pate series (shown in the photos alongside the Trout model)

Earlier black model

Flawlessly varnished walnut slide band seat with a deep

bag and tube included

Near mint condition with just the faintest mounting marks on the foot indicating that the reel has ever been on a rod - the frame and spool are flawless

no undue spindle play