HL Leonard Centennial Commemorative Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5 10 Weight Amber colored agate stripping guide

Amber colored agate stripping guide

The rod features a very smooth medium fast dry fly action (on the medium side)

Straw colored cane finish with transparent caramel wraps and black tipping

but the hang tag itself is missing

For sale here is an extremely scarce PD Malloch 3 1/2” diameter alloy extra wide Mahseer fly reel

HL Leonard Centennial Commemorative Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5 10 Weight Amber colored agate stripping guideA nice and very scarce H. L. Leonard "Centennial" rod, built in 1981 to commemorate Leonard's 100 years in Central Valley, NY. 8'6" in length, 3 piece, 2 tips, and built for a #5 line. These rods were underway at the tail end of my time at Leonard and I remember the planning that went into them. Originally the company intended on producing 50 of these rods, but ended up only producing 38. This rod is #8 of the series and the original owner's name is