Julius Vom Hofe -- Leonard Mills 3" Raised Pillar Fly Reel EF Payne Rod Company The hinges and claps all

The hinges and claps all work perfectly

Handsome largely swelled butt

which shows minor ridging from a cleaning

The blanks were made by Marinaro but the rod was finished by someone else

The rod has a very pleasant medium to medium fast dry fly action

Julius Vom Hofe -- Leonard Mills 3" Raised Pillar Fly Reel EF Payne Rod Company The hinges and claps allFor sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe Leonard Mills Model 44 raised pillar fly reel in good original condition. Aluminum and hard rubber construction. 3 inch diameter, measured pillar to pillar. No cracks in the hard rubber. Good click but the spool rubs while winding, which needs to be addressed by a reel mechanic. The reel foot is full length and unmolested. The on off click switch works fine. Stamped "Leonard Mills" on headplate. SPOOL RUBS. NEEDS