Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6 9'6" The blanks were made by

The blanks were made by Tim Zietak and the rod was deftly finished by the late George Guba

Matching stamps on frame and spool with a "TB"

One of the original tips is down 1 1/2"

The rod has 4 pieces

These reels preceded the introduction of the Deluxe II models and there were only 10 of each reels made

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6 9'6" The blanks were made byFor sale here is a very early Gary Howells rod 8'6 2 1 6wt. Mint condition. It has nickel silver ferrules that are not wrapped with silk like later Howells rods. It is also a single tip rod which he made a few of in the first three years (mostly longer rods). It could have also been an experimental taper or prototype rod. No one can be certain. The serial number of the rod is 3725. This indicates that the rod was made in 1970 when Gary was 37 years