Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 8'3" 2-tip model built for a

2-tip model built for a #4 line

as are all of the wraps on the rod

There are a few small dents in the reel seat (shown in pictures)

no major dents or dings and the lid seats securely with the base

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/1 #4 8'3" 2-tip model built for aFor 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