Maxwell Leonard 50FF-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 11'3" Agate line guide with some

Agate line guide with some micro cracks

which also sports the Godfrey nameplate with the reel specs on it

Perfectly varnished walnut cap and ring reel seat with a small amount of brassing to the rear cork check oxidation and a tiny bit to the edge of the cap

The external drag adjustment setting indicators are inlaid with rubies

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Maxwell Leonard 50FF-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 11'3" Agate line guide with someAn early period Maxwell Leonard 50FF 5, 8', 3 piece 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #192 which date this rod to 1979. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. This is a rare "full flex" model and the rod has a more delicate, deliberate action. Excellent, lightly used condition. The grip has some moderate soiling and wear but the rod is otherwise in superb shape, with excellent varnish, full oxidation still on the ferrules, and no meaningful