Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod Gary Howells Loop hook keeper and a

Loop hook keeper and a handsome bakelite winding check

Comes with original suede case and hang tag (the owner's name on the tag was photoshopped out in our first photo)

Includes original embroidered plaid bag and original tube

The reel is in unfished condition

Comes with black bag and black aluminum tube with anodized gold fittings

Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod Gary Howells Loop hook keeper and aFor sale here is a very nice Heddon in a very usable size. This is a Heddon #8 in the 8' 3 2 configuration for a 5wt line. This is the sought after 1 1 2 ferrule size model. The rod is in extremely nice shape and still retains the "Spiros San Fransisco" label from the store where it was sold, a very nice casting all around rod. There is a very minor click in the first ferrule from wood shrinkage as the rod spent a number of years in Colorado's dry