The North Fork (2pc, 1 tip) $695

This rod is what you might call an "entry level" rod. It has has the same quality casting characteristics of all R.L. Nunley bamboo fly rods. It is an impregnated, not varnished rod. This is the same impregnating compound used by my good friend and a man of whom I'm a life long student, Ron Kusse, former VP of Leonard Rod Company. The compound I use to impregnate has virtually no effect on the action and adds no more weight to the rod than the normal varnish would. Construction employs random node spacing where all of my other rods use 3X3 or 3 around node spacing. This rod is available only with a straight grained walnut reel seat and simple but servicable nickel silver hardware. It has the same ferrules as all of our other custom rods and all of the Nickel Silver Hardware is made right here in our shop. The rod comes wrapped only in dark brown silk and the cane finish may be either blonde (natural) or flamed. This rod is very appealing to the eye and a pleasure to cast. These rods are only available in 7' 4 wt and 7'6" 5 wt only in the Western Series tapers.

The Mill Creek Special (2pc, 2 tip) $1095

The Mill Creek Rod, named after one of my favorite fishing spots in Paradise Valley, Montana, is a great casting impregnated rod. 3X3 node spacing, a matte finish and bright hardware, including chrome guides make this a very appealing rod. This rod is offered in 6' 2, 3 or 4 wt, 6'6" 3 or 4 wt, 7' 4 and 5 wt, 7'6' 4 and 5 wt and 8' 5 and 6 wt. Wrappings are your choice of red or a dark honey color. with no tipping. The rods have a good quality cork handle and choice of striped maple or walnut reel seats. Cane choices are natural color or flamed. Simple elegance best describes these rods.

Classic Series $1495

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The Classic Series is the style of rods that I've been making for nearly 20 years. They are absolutely one of the finest bamboo fly rods available. We use the same varnish and application method employed by the H.L. Leonard Rod company in their later years. The rods are available in the same lengths and line weights as the impregnated series. Reel seat fillers are amboyna or thuya burl, the two most expensive woods and beautiful woods available. The handles are the finest quality cork available, or the customer, at no additional cost, can have a hardwood handle installed on his rod (hardwood handles are available on Eastern Series rods only). Birdseye maple looks great on the blonde, or natural colored cane, and straight grained walnut looks great on the flamed rods. Stunning doesn't come close to describing these rods and they cast every bit as good as they look.

Signature Series $1995

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The Signature Series is offered in the same line weights and lengths as the Classic and Impregnated rods. The signature series has either a burl wood handle or a rattan handle with silk thread accents in the grooves of the rattan. Each rod has 7 three turn wide intermediate wraps between each guide, reminiscent of the older Leonard rods. The main wraps are "triple tipped". There is usually anywhere from 70 to 100 hours of labor in each rod. These rods stand out among bamboo rods today and are much more appealing than most "Presentation" rods. I only put Thuya or Amboyna burl reel seats on these rods. These rods are simply gorgeous and deserve ONLY the finest burls for the reel seats. Wraps and intermediates are available as follows: Red wraps with black-red-black tipping and red intermediates or Dark honey colored wraps with brown-honey-brown tipping and honey colored intermediates. The rods come with an aluminum tube and rod sock but hexagonal shaped walnut tubes, made here in our shop, are also available with these rods for an additional cost.

Presentation Series $2495

The Presentation Series possesses the same rich elegance and beauty of the Signature Series Rod, with the addition of fine engraving on the reel seat hardware and ferrules. The engraving is done by a Master Firearm Engraver Each presentation series rod comes with a classic aluminum tube with real brass fittings AND with a hexagonal walnut wood rod tube. We feel that these are the finest Presentation rods available today. The best I've heard them described was by one of the Presentation Owners, as "fishable art".

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