HL Leonard Model 40-7 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #7 8'7" Black sideplates with handsome gold-colored

Black sideplates with handsome gold-colored frame and a black spool inside

George fly reel that features a silent check mechanism

but can be easily changed to right

Ferrule size is 12/64

and the frame remains just as tight today as it was when it came out of the Hardy factory

HL Leonard Model 40-7 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #7 8'7" Black sideplates with handsome gold-coloredA nice HL Leonard model 40 7 bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 tip, 2 piece, built for a #7 line. 4. 8 ounces. Serial #2416 with a manufacture date of 1974. Blonde oven temper cane done in a three up node pattern. Wrapped in 326 red with green edges and an additional band of red at the keeper and male ferrules. Large stripping guide and black snakes. The step ferrules are polished bright and the ferrule wraps have some cosmetic casting cracks. The action is on