Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 1-Piece Its large arbor design provides

Its large arbor design provides the proper ratio of hub size to spool width for optimum line capacity

Both reel sections stamped with a "3"

Light colored curly maple seat

A great copy of this classic book by Vince Marinaro

cinnamon tipping at the winding check and ferrules

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 1-Piece Its large arbor design providesFor sale here is one of Gary Howells' personal bamboo rods 8 feet for a 4 weight line, labeled 3 5 8 oz. Craig Lynch notified me: "The records don't say if it had 1 tip, but Gary's production list for 1976 lists it going to "G. H. Howells." He probably built the rod for himself which would explain why there is no label on the tube and only 1 tip. I'm not surprised that it has a cork reel seat as most of his personal rods were built that way." The rod