Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 8' written in Tom Maxwell's beautiful

written in Tom Maxwell's beautiful script

Walnut reel seat spacer with perfect varnish

Aluminum downlocking screwlock reel seat over a varnished walnut spacer

Smooth and perfect for wet flies

all original except for the cleaned grip which shows an ever so slight amount of ridging as a result

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 8' written in Tom Maxwell's beautifulA nice Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #5110. The rod weighs 4 1 8 ounces. Medium action. Used but good condition. Two opposed node pattern with a light caramel color oven temper cane with darker nodes. Brown main wraps with yellow edges. Carbide stripper and chrome snake guides. The step ferrules are overwrapped in the typical Howells style. The grip is 6 1 2" long and shaped to a western profile with