Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4 7'2" making it less parabolic than

making it less parabolic than the typical Para 15 he settled on later in the 1950s

Mel Krieger

For sale here is a good clean useable Hardy cane fly rod

with the male slides measuring 7/16"

Powell as an excellent dry fly rod

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4 7'2" making it less parabolic thanA nice Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #5202. 3. 8 ounces. Lightly used condition with a minor amount of grip soiling. Medium to medium slow full flexing action. Wheatstraw color cane done in a two opposed node pattern. Carbide stripper and chrome snake guides. I've always found Gary's varnish work to be remarkably good for the large number of rods he produced, and this one is no exception. The wraps