Leonard Bimetal Reel 9' but a line size down

but a line size down is usually best with Orvis rods

Thomas Rod Company catalog

You have to look extremely close to notice them though

dark olive silks with full intermediates

Leonard Bimetal Reel 9' but a line size downA beautiful little H. L. Leonard, Pat. 1877 bi metal fly reel. Here is what many consider to be the classic American fly reel as made by Francis Philbrook and Edward Payne. 2 1 2" diameter with a 1" spool width. This one, with the name and patent date, is considered by most to be the first of these raised pillar reels, although several reels have surfaced that have the Leonard name in a cartouche, possibly stamped as such before the patent date was