The rod is described as a 6wt on the rod but a line size down usually works best these Orvis rods
not sitting on a website looking pretty
Julius vom Hofe making these Leonard reels in the early 1900s
The reel is in excellent condition throughout
Machined out of aluminum bar stock
Leonard Catskill Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 7'9" The rod is described asA nice HL Leonard Catskill fly rod, an 8', 3 piece, 2 tip model. A very slow action, I would consider this for a #3 or #4 line. The lifetime of the wraps has been extended with a very thin varnish coat to the wraps (this causes a dark band where the varnish penetrates the original orange shellac color preserver). The rod has typical Catskill signature wraps (in a 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1 pattern) and a reverse twist snake guide for a stripper. The ferrule