Maxwell Leonard 50FF-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5

Maxwell Leonard 50FF-5 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5An early period Maxwell Leonard 50FF 5, 8', 3 piece 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #192 which date this rod to 1979. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. This is a rare "full flex" model and the rod has a more delicate, deliberate action. Excellent, lightly used condition. The grip has some moderate soiling and wear but the rod is otherwise in superb shape, with excellent varnish, full oxidation still on the ferrules, and no meaningful

with the foot

The spool capacity for the 3/4 is WF4+80 and the 5/6 spool capacity is WF6+100

The rod has been fished twice but remains in like new condition

It casts a DT4 or WF5 very nicely

The bottom of the tube also screws off to reveal a compartment for the fighting butt

as I could find no other evidence of it having been on a rod

â" [Bonham's July 2007 auction] Bonham's have confirmed in writing that this description is correct – February 2014

Robichaud and feature an ingenious and very simple method of removing the spool

Made in Idaho

The seat is a polished uplocking screwlock with a wood spacer

If one wishes to buy either the rod or reel separately

shallow indentation in the Spanish cedar spacer and the cork grip has coloration from careful use