EC Powell "Buddy Powell" Fly Rod 9' 3/3 #6/7 8'3" The reel has a nice

The reel has a nice loud click and a very stout disc drag

Serial #332

One of twenty-five rods made by Hardy's in 1997 as a limited edition run

Crazed ebonite handle that spins freely

There is slight wear on the butt cap

EC Powell "Buddy Powell" Fly Rod 9' 3/3 #6/7 8'3" The reel has a niceAn E. C. Powell fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 3 tip (both short, one 1 8", the other 1 4") and weighing 4. 8 oz. Medium action. The butt and mid feel fairly quick and the tips more flexing. Despite this, the rod has fairly large ferrule jumps of 15 thousandths. The two original tips both have scarf joints under the top snake guides and both with 1" long overwraps from those top guides down. One of the tips, the shortest, unfortunately has the top snake guide