H.L. Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'9" 11 1/2 cork slim cigar

11 1/2 cork slim cigar grip which measures 5 3/4"

Simple click/pawl mechanism otherwise

Hard rubber plates are a bit browned from age - no cracks

The letter relates that the leather tube is from the Winston shop and was personally embossed with Gary's name by Jeff Walker at Winston

H.L. Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'9" 11 1/2 cork slim cigarFor sale here is a reel not seen very often. From what I can gather from my research, it was made by Dave Atwood (Volstro) for HL Leonard back in the 1980's. He is said to have built about 200 of these reels but Leonard never took delivery of the reels because they filed for bankruptcy. The reel is suited for a 6DT or 7WF line and will take a lot of backing. The reel is in near mint condition. It also comes with a spare spool in mint condition. Right