Leonard Catskill Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #4 9'9" All wraps varnished

All wraps varnished

and now wish I had at least one of them back

A nice lightweight reel for a #5 or #6 line

the Classic

Payne-style nickel silver cork check

Leonard Catskill Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #4 9'9" All wraps varnishedA Leonard 8'6" Catskill 3 piece, 2 tip, rod weighing 3 11 16 oz. Serial #7541 as stated on the hanging tag. Pot belly ferrules with patent date. Ferrules are sound and fit well. Wrapped in red silk with signature and intermediates. Agate stripper, reverse twist snakes. One tip top has been replaced with a very good match. The varnish is original and showing some signs of age, with some bag imprint, though it is hard and not gummy at all.