Leonard 51DF Tournament Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #6

Leonard 51DF Tournament Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #6A nice Leonard Tournament fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tips, built for what feels to me like a #6. Weighs 5. 7 ounces. Medium fast action. Ferrule fits are good and the rod is straight. The rod has been refinished. It was dipped and then wrapped over with oversize agate stripping guide, and black stainless steel guides. The tip tops are large hoop pear shape and do not represent those used at the period this rod was made. The butt female ferrule has the

An HL Leonard Duracane fly rod

For sale here is a 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect fly reel with Hardy's 1917 check mechanism

All prints are archival quality giclee

This rod features the finest grade cork grip and seat with brass seat hardware made by Kineya Tackle

Lightly used with some very minor rim rash and a few light scratches on the reel foot

All sections fit together tightly as they should

The side plates are anodized black and the spool and rim are a light champagne color

Western-style grip

This rod also comes with one of Sam's business cards wrapped around the tube as well as a letter of authentication from Dana Gray -- Sam's protege who still makes rods under the Carlson name -- who has estimated the manufacture date of this rod to be 1970

The reel is now ready to catch large salmon again

The ferrules are size 12/64 with a great fit

A very nicely made click/pawl reel in the classic style