Aroner Hunt Pattern 7' 3/2 #4 HL Leonard though one butt does have

though one butt does have a "HL Leonard Co" cap

Wraps are treated with the original Payne formula with orange shellac

No die stamp on the butt cap dates this rod to the late 1980's

Black anodized tube with brass top

Honey colored guide wraps and burgundy ferrule wraps

Aroner Hunt Pattern 7' 3/2 #4 HL Leonard though one butt does haveThis Aroner Hunt Pattern is very early example of my work, dating to the mid 1980's. It differs from my later rods by the following two details: there is a wooden lip on the reel seat where it meets the rear of the grip and the wraps are a slightly darker shade of red then the current "may rose" color that I would later settle on (with edges that are also slightly darker). This rod boasts a medium cigar grip and has a mortised walnut spacer with a cap