Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8'6 2/2 #7 Vintage Fly Tackle with a buttery smooth medium-fast

with a buttery smooth medium-fast action

Cap and ring (the “wedding band” style) reel seat over butternut spacer

Comes with original reel pouch

Near condition with one small ding in the anodizing on the stripping pillar

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8'6 2/2 #7 Vintage Fly Tackle with a buttery smooth medium-fastFor sale here is a Gary Howells bamboo rod 8 1 2 feet for a 7 weight in the standard 2 2 format, labeled 4 5 8 oz. Serial #4020. Craig Lynch informed me: "I believe that #4020 was the model that he took several of his Field and Stream trout with out of Henry's lake. I can't be positive, but it looks like Gary only built nineteen #7 rods." The rod remains in excellent++ condition. Carbide stripping guide, wrapped in brown thread with gold trim. Reverse