H.L Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'6' Winston bamboo rod - 8'6"

Winston bamboo rod - 8'6"

There is a very small chip out of the inner ebonite ring (visible in second photo)

Bright aluminum down-locking Pezon et Michel reel seat with a cork spacer

8 fly reel in unused condition

The rods are works of art and very well made

H.L Leonard "Volstro" Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'6' Winston bamboo rod - 8'6"For 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 diameter is 3 3 4" pillar to pillar. The reel is suited for a 6DT or 7WF line and will take a lot of backing. The reel is in excellent+ condition showing very