Gary Howells Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4

Gary Howells Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4A lightly fished G. H. Howells 8' fly rod in near mint condition. Built for a #4 line, this rod weighs 3 5 8 ounces and is marked serial #5822. The varnish is superb and the rod is constructed in a two up node pattern. The wraps are brown with yellow edges. It has an uplocking screw lock reel seat over a varnished walnut spacer. The grip is done in the western style and has a faint trace of hand soiling. This rod has a surprisingly sweet feeling

Dark stained tiger maple spacer under standard cap-and-ring hardware

Some cosmetic wear but in good working mechanical condition

and there is a black edge on the keeper wrap and one of the tip-tops (to distinguish the tips from one another)

Brass and cork ferrule plugs

this one dating from 1951

Fully bound in leather

I have had a couple of these baby wide spool reels over the years

Comes with pouch

Hard rubber side plates

Copy includes numerous black and white drawings by Pearce Bates

slim cigar grip

All original and an excellent example of the Leonard Rod Company artistry at that period