HL Leonard Fairy Catskill Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #3

HL Leonard Fairy Catskill Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #3An HL Leonard Fairy Catskill bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 line. The rod weighs 4. 4 ounces on my scale. 1930's vintage rod but it has been refinished at Leonard and not used since then. The action is very slow. The rod has the usual Leonard wheatstraw color cane in a three up node pattern. The rod is wrapped in 326 red with intermediates and the Catskill signature wraps. However during the refinish Leonard substituted a

a Cosseboom

Includes original bag and leather tube

Moderately tempered cane with caramel colored wraps and blued guides

A rare Seamaster Mark II fly reel

though the ferrule fits are a bit snug

Spool width -- 1

Most of these vises were made of anodized aluminum however

The realistic setting and style of tying has won Brad critical acclaim over the past decade

Diameter is 4" / spool width: 1 1/2" / weight: 17 oz

From Schwiebert's Trout Tackle II: "The Hardy Fairchild was introduced in about 1925

Duplicated MKII check

Because the size of the mailing tube