HL Leonard Model 50-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 [SALE PENDING] 12' Medium flamed

Medium flamed

I like to fish this rod on Hat Creek when the Baetis emerge or on Bone Fish Flats on the Henry’s Fork when the Callibaetis Spinners are falling

Save for the foot filing and some normal loss of patina

Original tube but the bag could be a replacement

Made in England for Orvis by Hardy in the late 80's or early 90s

HL Leonard Model 50-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 [SALE PENDING] 12' Medium flamedA nice H. L. Leonard model 50 5 bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #8194 which dates this rod to 1981 during the Tom Maxwell period. The rod weighs 4. 2 ounces on my scale. This is the Leonard Standard model with blonde cane. Lawn cast or very light use, with just a tiny touch of brassing to the inner part of the snake guides. Otherwise the rod is pristine and still has the original shrink wrap on the grip. Wheatstraw