Gary Howells Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 HL Leonard Rich green cloth cover with

Rich green cloth cover with elaborate gold fish

The three flies along the bottom are green machines

the red trim marks on the ferrules and the aluminum and cork finial-shaped ferrule plugs

In a stroke of luck I had just acquired tooling which would allow me to make the Payne style acorns which I had long admired

with the bottom 1/4 inch broken off (does not affect function)

Gary Howells Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 HL Leonard Rich green cloth cover withAn excellent Gary Howells fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, for a #4 line. Serial #4127. Medium action rod, probably more on the quick end for Gary's rods. Very high quality varnish. Brown wraps with yellow edges, and red accents at the keeper. Ferrules are wrapped over in Gary's usual fashion. The grip is 11 corks and measures 5 1 2" long, carefully sculpted into a western style design. Polished aluminum uplocking screwlock with a Spanish cedar wood