Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 8'3" An original H

An original H

Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with fine knurling

The precise writing on the rod (hallmark of a true Maxwell-Leonard rod) remains clean and bold

as are all of the wraps on the rod

“DL Lock

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 8'3" An original HFor sale here is one of Gary Howells' personal bamboo rods 8 feet for a 4 weight line, labeled 3 5 8 oz. Craig Lynch notified me: "The records don't say if it had 1 tip, but Gary's production list for 1976 lists it going to "G. H. Howells." He probably built the rod for himself which would explain why there is no label on the tube and only 1 tip. I'm not surprised that it has a cork reel seat as most of his personal rods were built that way." The rod