HL Leonard Deluxe Model 805 8' 3/2 #5 4 Weight done particularly for a differentiating

done particularly for a differentiating or special situation/client (which this individual certainly appears to have been)

Featherweight

he joined the company in the early 1950's and was appointed works director in 1959

8 fly reel

Paul May 1951

HL Leonard Deluxe Model 805 8' 3/2 #5 4 Weight done particularly for a differentiatingFor sale here is a scarce H. L. Leonard Deluxe Model 805. 8 3 2 for a 5 weight line. This line of rods was only produced in 1984. The rod remains in excellent+ condition with minor signs of use. An acrylic finish devised by Walt Carpenter gives a truly lustrous straw colored surface; lemon yellow silks tipped hunter green is a nice departure from their more standard designs. Blued guides. Carboloy stripping guide. Ring hook keeper. The script remains