HL Leonard Baby Catskill Fly Rod 6' 2/2 #1/2 6'4" Slip cover shows very light

Slip cover shows very light wear

An excellent RL Winston San Francisco era fly rod

Also included in the sale is a signed copy of Kustich's fine book

At one point the agate in the second stripping guide had come loose and was so the guide was replaced at the Winston factory

set up for the usual RHW

HL Leonard Baby Catskill Fly Rod 6' 2/2 #1/2 6'4" Slip cover shows very lightAn HL Leonard Baby Catskill bamboo fly rod, 6', 2 piece, 2 tip and built for a #1 or #2 line. It is very unusual to find one of these rods in original and full length condition, and especially an early model like this which has reverse twist guides. The later models had heavier tips (about . 045") but this one has tips that are ~. 035". Both tips have been cast as there is a minute amount of brassing to the inner reverse twist bronze guides. There is