HL Leonard Model 51 Tournament Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 #6 10 Weight The action is quite swift

The action is quite swift on the faster side of medium-fast thanks in part to the swelled butt

The rod has a lovely full flexing medium-fast action

no shortcuts or outsourced hardware have been used anywhere

2 opposed node pattern construction

For sale here is a very fine Wheatley fly reservoir with approximately 185 unused and beautifully-tied salmon flies

HL Leonard Model 51 Tournament Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 #6 10 Weight The action is quite swiftFor sale here is a H. L. Leonard, pre fire Model 51 (or 51DF) Tournament bamboo rod. Nine feet in length. Three sections with two tips. The rod weighs 4 7 8 oz. I'd recommend a six weight double taper line. Ferrules sizes 17 64 and 11 64. Very good condition. Many of the wraps have been replaced as you can tell from the photos. One tip is down 1 1 2" and has a Perfection tip top (the original agate tip top was replaced). Good ferrule fit. Agate