Gary Howells Fly Rod 8'6" 2/2 #6 7'3" The rod weighs 5

The rod weighs 5

but is easily reversible with a swappable single screw nickel silver line guide

ready to go for your single-handed salmon rod

Brown main wraps with yellow edges with a carbide stripper and chrome guides

The replacement tip has a slightly different script than the Maxwell-scripted original tip

Gary Howells Fly Rod 8'6" 2/2 #6 7'3" The rod weighs 5A nice Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Serial #4653 which indicates a 1979 date of manufacture. Weighs 4. 8 ounces on my scale. This rod has a faster action compared to the typical Howells taper. The condition is good, with tight ferrules. The rod could use some minor tip straightening, the grip has some modest hand soiling, and the varnish has some minor surface imperfections from hook digs (though I see no