Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #1 8'2" Triple banding at the winding

Triple banding at the winding check in a 3-3-3 pattern

The result is a unique look that stands out from the fly-rod crowd yet blends in with natural surroundings on the water

perhaps even just once

Serial #43483 - made in 1966

Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #1 8'2" Triple banding at the windingFor sale here we have a very special and rare photograph of Gary Howells in the R. L. Winston shop circa 1950s. This __" by __" photograph was acquired from the Howells estate in the 1970s by Craig Lynch and is one of three in existence, the other two owned by Lynch and Glenn Brackett. There is a small bend in the bottom left hand corner of the photo that occurred during shipping. In the photograph Howells is seen sanding string and glue off blanks