Leonard Salmon Rod 9' 4/2 #8/9 1 Weight Blonde cane with a 3-up

Blonde cane with a 3-up node pattern

Serial #3033

It is also made of a single piece of aluminum bar stock and cork with a nickel silver male ferrule

dark brown at the ferrules

the rod flexes all the way down to the small swell

Leonard Salmon Rod 9' 4/2 #8/9 1 Weight Blonde cane with a 3-upA very rare and unusual HL Leonard salmon rod, 9', 4 piece, 2 tip built for a #8 9 line. Serial #840, which suggests a 1969 or 1970 manufacture date. The rod sections measure out to 27 1 2" which helps it packs up into a very transportable size. On the faster side of most Leonard actions. The overall condition is very good and fishable. No varnish issues and good ferrule fits. Blonde cane in three up node pattern construction. Wrapped in a honey tan