Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6For sale here is a very early Gary Howells rod 8'6 2 1 6wt. Mint condition. It has nickel silver ferrules that are not wrapped with silk like later Howells rods. It is also a single tip rod which he made a few of in the first three years (mostly longer rods). It could have also been an experimental taper or prototype rod. No one can be certain. The serial number of the rod is 3725. This indicates that the rod was made in 1970 when Gary was 37 years

There is a tear at the bottom of the butt section of the bag

For sale here is a Bogdan Baby Trout Wide fly reel in right hand retrieve

Packed in a brass-lined Arnie Mason leather tube (which itself retails for around $600)

For sale here is a Hardy fly box w/clips

Walter Wolf St

Looks like it would take a #4 weight forward or double taper line

15" and spool width is approximately 1

limited edition set was made in the 1990s in Florida

For sale here is a hollow-built quadrate rod by Cris Carpenter

The reel comes with a Hardy reel case and the spare spools come with their boxes but no pouches

with original leather box marked "Saracione Deluxe" and "Made in U

Down-locking all nickel silver reel seat