Aroner Hunt Pattern 7' 3/2 #4 HL Leonard Black anodized tube with brass

Black anodized tube with brass top

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A nice Leonard DF50 fly rod

Ferrule plugs are available for a modest extra fee

May rose wraps with orange edges

Aroner Hunt Pattern 7' 3/2 #4 HL Leonard Black anodized tube with brassThis Aroner Hunt Pattern is very early example of my work, dating to the mid 1980's. It differs from my later rods by the following two details: there is a wooden lip on the reel seat where it meets the rear of the grip and the wraps are a slightly darker shade of red then the current "may rose" color that I would later settle on (with edges that are also slightly darker). This rod boasts a medium cigar grip and has a mortised walnut spacer with a cap