Gary Howells Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 HL Leonard Rich green cloth cover with

Rich green cloth cover with elaborate gold fish

which appears to be filled with glue though not open

In a stroke of luck I had just acquired tooling which would allow me to make the Payne style acorns which I had long admired

with the bottom 1/4 inch broken off (does not affect function)

many of which have now for the first time been published

Gary Howells Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 HL Leonard Rich green cloth cover withAn excellent Gary Howells fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, for a #4 line. Serial #4127. Medium action rod, probably more on the quick end for Gary's rods. Very high quality varnish. Brown wraps with yellow edges, and red accents at the keeper. Ferrules are wrapped over in Gary's usual fashion. The grip is 11 corks and measures 5 1 2" long, carefully sculpted into a western style design. Polished aluminum uplocking screwlock with a Spanish cedar wood