HL Leonard Model 52 Special Tournament bamboo rod 9'6" 3/2

HL Leonard Model 52 Special Tournament bamboo rod 9'6" 3/2For sale here is a H. L. Leonard, pre fire Model 52 (or 52 H. L. H.) Special Tournament bamboo rod. Nine and a half feet in length. Three sections with two tips. The rod weighs 6. 2 oz. Ferrules sizes are 19 64 and 12 64. This would be a great light steelhead rod and in fact, the Model 52 H. L. H. was described in the Wm. Mills catalogs as a "Special Steelhead and Western Tournament rod", along with its close relatives, the Models 51 and 53 H. L. H.

Line illustrations by the editor

Comes with original leather case

5 1/2" diameter designed to provide maximum retrieve rates on the largest big game fish

The restoration was performed wonderfully by Bob Summers

also known as the "Boat Rod"

Medium-fast action with a nice balance of backbone and finesse making the rod quite versatile whether fishing dries or wets

sizes 13/64 and 17/64

A nice account of the life of a River Keeper on the Test during the latter part of the 19th century

50 dries and 65 wets

dark straw shafts

This reel is stamped "H

catalog from Spring 1976