Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6 9'6" One of the original tips

One of the original tips is down 1 1/2"

Comes with correct tan bag and a brass tip aluminum tube

Custom engraved by master Italian gun engraver Paolo Barbetti on basically every surface that could be engraved including even the sides of the reel foot and screw heads

The blanks were made by Tim Zietak and the rod was deftly finished by the late George Guba

These reels preceded the introduction of the Deluxe II models and there were only 10 of each reels made

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod - early rod! 8'6" 2/1 #6 9'6" One of the original tipsFor sale here is a very early Gary Howells rod 8'6 2 1 6wt. Mint condition. It has nickel silver ferrules that are not wrapped with silk like later Howells rods. It is also a single tip rod which he made a few of in the first three years (mostly longer rods). It could have also been an experimental taper or prototype rod. No one can be certain. The serial number of the rod is 3725. This indicates that the rod was made in 1970 when Gary was 37 years