The reel is in excellent condition throughout
Super smooth dry fly action with fine tips
Julius vom Hofe making these Leonard reels in the early 1900s
featuring the classic Kushner spiral wraps in black silks
The rod is described as a 6wt on the rod but a line size down usually works best these Orvis rods
Leonard Catskill Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 7'9" The reel is in excellentA nice HL Leonard Catskill fly rod, an 8', 3 piece, 2 tip model. A very slow action, I would consider this for a #3 or #4 line. The lifetime of the wraps has been extended with a very thin varnish coat to the wraps (this causes a dark band where the varnish penetrates the original orange shellac color preserver). The rod has typical Catskill signature wraps (in a 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1 pattern) and a reverse twist snake guide for a stripper. The ferrule