HL Leonard Mel Kreiger's Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 8'3" it remains a fantastic historical

it remains a fantastic historical piece

The rod comes with a fighting butt and weighs 6 3/4 oz with it attached

Cigar-style grip 6 1/2" in length

It is worth noting that all drag components are individually machined to exact tolerances to ensure optimal performance

The line guide is oriented for right hand retrieve but this reel can also be fished as left hand retrieve without utilizing the line guide

HL Leonard Mel Kreiger's Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 8'3" it remains a fantastic historicalFor sale here is a very unique opportunity to acquire a nice Leonard rod from circa 1920 which was owned by the great Mel Kreiger. The rod came to me from Mel's widow, Fanny. It's a 9 foot rod, 3 section, 2 tip hexagonal rod of Catskills taper design, having snake guides and agate stripping guide and tip tops. The tips comes in their separate tube case. The ferrules bear the patent numbers "Pat. Sept. 3. 1878" and "Pat. Oct. 26. 75". The reel seat is