HL Leonard Hunt Model 40-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 4-piece The top of the female

The top of the female ferrule has the patent date stamps

This is a rod built out by the late Art Neumann on a Steve T

available here in LHW

Since then

Reel comes loaded with roughly 100 yards of 20# backing as well as 3-4 weight line in like new condition

HL Leonard Hunt Model 40-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 4-piece The top of the femaleAn HL Leonard model 40 5 bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5. Serial #80129 dating to 1980 during the Maxwell period. Fast action. Fair used condition, with two clear wraps, one on the butt 3 1 2" long between the top two guides, and the other on one tip 3" long below the bottom guide (I believe I may have been the one who did this repair in the early 1980s). The rod also has some scratches in the varnish and one partly re varnished