Maxwell Leonard 50DF-6 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #6

Maxwell Leonard 50DF-6 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #6A nice Maxwell Leonard 50DF an 8', 3 piece, 2 tip rod for a #6 line. Serial number 8050 "Standard model". It's been fished some, but not much there is a little discoloring to the grip and a little brassing to inner guides but otherwise in excellent condition. Light caramel colored cane which has been oven tempered. Varnished, and what spectacular varnish it is, just beautiful. Tan wraps with brown ones at the ferrules (and a red edge at ferrules and

Also stamped "Hardy's Pat Perfect Reel" Half round leather case The paperwork with the reel states it was made on the 27th of Jan 1998 by I

2-tip salmon rod weighing 6 5/8 ounces

A nice Peerless 1 1/2 model trout reel

makers" stamped on the slide

It also details the interesting story of how the Cascapedia Club (New Club) almost lost

2-tips for a #6/7 fly line

An excellent Paul Hermann trout reel in 2 1/2" size

All gold anodized

I had the anodizing done at the same place that famed reelmaker Stan Bogdan used

The details are tremendous here

the butt section has a cracked node between the top guide and the ferrule

The rod comes with a bag for the tips and a larger canvas bag for carrying all of the rod sections