H.L Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'11" The script on the butt

The script on the butt in Jack Young's writing reads - First flat: RICHARD DRUKKER Second flat: "Martha Marie" Model 7 1/2FT

The 1977 Winston catalog describes the "Leetle Feller" as

A superb canoe rod or a great one-hander for summer steelhead

The rod weighs in at a svelte 2 1/2 oz

and a little bit of hand soiling ti the cigar grip

H.L Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 7'11" The script on the buttFor sale here is a reel not seen very often. From what I can gather from my research, it was made by Dave Atwood (Volstro) for HL Leonard back in the 1980's. He is said to have built about 200 of these reels but Leonard never took delivery of the reels because they filed for bankruptcy. The diameter is 3 3 4" pillar to pillar. The reel is suited for a 6DT or 7WF line and will take a lot of backing. The reel is in excellent+ condition showing very