H.L. Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'9" Hard rubber plates are a

Hard rubber plates are a bit browned from age - no cracks

a perfect dry-fly action

Down-locking reel seat over a fine maple spacer

down-locking reel seat over fine rosewood spacer

Simple click/pawl mechanism otherwise

H.L. Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'9" Hard rubber plates are aFor sale here is a reel not seen very often. From what I can gather from my research, it was made by Dave Atwood (Volstro) for HL Leonard back in the 1980's. He is said to have built about 200 of these reels but Leonard never took delivery of the reels because they filed for bankruptcy. The reel is suited for a 6DT or 7WF line and will take a lot of backing. The reel is in near mint condition. It also comes with a spare spool in mint condition. Right