HL Leonard Salmon Series Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #9 8'2" Agate stripper and chrome snakes

Agate stripper and chrome snakes

If you have ever wanted to fish with a 1912 Perfect and haven't been quite able to afford a collectable example

Swiss ferrules that are polished bright

The reel seat is an aluminum uplocking slide band over a varnished wooden spacer and a hidden pocket cap in the heel

For sale here is a very nice 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect fly reel with 1906 check

HL Leonard Salmon Series Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #9 8'2" Agate stripper and chrome snakesA nice HL Leonard Salmon Series bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels to me like a #9 line. "Leonard Salmon Series 72 9" is inked on the shaft, as well as "83 5" on the opposing flat. Based on the serial number the rod was built in 1983 just post Maxwell. The rod weighs 6. 5 ounces on my scale. Powerful full flexing action. Near mint condition with some very minor tanning to the grip and few other real signs of use. The ferrule