Leonard Catskill 48-4 Fly Rod 7' 3/2 #4 7'8" brush coated

brush coated

Young and addressed to Hazel Johnson

The grip is large for a 7' rod at 7" long and has a thumb rest carved into the full wells profile

Made in San Francisco

and hand-built multiplier salmon fly reel is numbered 455 of only 500 made worldwide

Leonard Catskill 48-4 Fly Rod 7' 3/2 #4 7'8" brush coatedA nice HL Leonard 48 4 Catskill fly rod, 7', 3 piece, 2 tips, built for a #4. No serial number and I would date this rod to the Larry Foster period at Leonard. The rod is in mint unused condition. Flamed and oven tempered cane done in a three up node pattern. Mirrored tips. Transparent wraps with red edges. Excellent varnish. A circle guide has been used for the stripper similar to early Catskill models. No cork check and the reel seat has a wood lip