Leonard, H.L. - Model 38 Tournament, 7' 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod
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For sale here is an H.L. Leonard Model 38 Tournament, 7' 2/2 4wt bamboo rod in mint condition. Wheat straw toned cane, dark snake guides and red agate stripping guide, crimson wraps & full intermediates. Ferrules fit perfectly and all sections are full length, straight & serialized. An unused rod with the plastic on the grip, however one of the tip tops has a broken hoop. Medium slow action, a beautiful Leonard rod made in the twilight years of the company. It packs into the original bag and brass capped tube. This rod was sold as part of Larry Foster's personal collection of fine Leonard rods. Foster was the president of the H.L. Leonard Rod Co. shortly before it folded in the mid 1980's. His typewritten notes on this rod are below, a copy of which will be included in the sale. Foster's notes: "This is Leonard's top of the line rod. Wrapped with full intermediate windings in Leonard red it is truly the traditional rod of Leonard. This one was built for me to be used as a display model so is cosmetically perfect. Lawn casting indicates it would make a fine trout rod of medium to slow action"
