HL Leonard Model 38-4 Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4 7'8" "SLT has earned generous praise

"SLT has earned generous praise from both new buyers and dyed-in-the-wool fans of its predecessor

Vince Cummings

The bamboo has a light flame treatment and 3 up node pattern

the rod is "A crisp caster with the reach and backbone to handle larger fish

Handle arm is straight and does not rub against the hard rubber plates like it may have some time before in its long life

HL Leonard Model 38-4 Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4 7'8" "SLT has earned generous praiseA nice H. L. Leonard Hunt 38 4 model bamboo fly rod, 7', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #80162 which I think puts this just post Maxwell (all of the parts appear to have been made during Maxwells tenure). Mint condition. Crisp dry fly action. The nodes have been pressed, not belt sanded and the ferrule oxidation is pewter, not the later full black. Best of all the tiger maple seat is one of the ones I baked in the oven for two days