Leonard "Tournament Champion" Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #9/10 8'6' many represented here

many represented here

Up-locking cap and ring-style reel seat over a mortised burl wood spacer with a rosewood butt cap

Serial #3780

presumably the original owner

Set up for RHW but can be easily reversed to LHW

Leonard "Tournament Champion" Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #9/10 8'6' many represented hereA fascinating HL Leonard bamboo fly rod designated as a "Tournament, Champion" model. 9', 3 piece, 2 tips, and built for what feels to me like a #9 or #10. 5 7 8 ounces. This is a most unusual Leonard. The hang tag is inked at the top "WM6", "Tournament Champion", a line that is no longer legible, "9 feet, 5 7 8 oz, No 51 H. L. H." and on the reverse '7915' ". The rod is in excellent original condition and with no patent date on the female ferrules.