HL Leonard Fairy Catskill Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #3 11'3" The rod is varnished

The rod is varnished

and as smooth as the day it was made

I doubt this would be a serious issue if you intend to fish the rod with care

Late Simroe period rod

HL Leonard Fairy Catskill Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #3 11'3" The rod is varnishedAn HL Leonard Fairy Catskill bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 line. The rod weighs 4. 4 ounces on my scale. 1930's vintage rod but it has been refinished at Leonard and not used since then. The action is very slow. The rod has the usual Leonard wheatstraw color cane in a three up node pattern. The rod is wrapped in 326 red with intermediates and the Catskill signature wraps. However during the refinish Leonard substituted a