BAMBOO FLY ROD -- 8'6" -- 4Wt -- 3/2 -- MORTISED Closing : Dec-27-07 16:31:13 PST CLICK HERE TO BID!

This auction is for a rebuilt MORTISED bamboo fly rod, 8' 6" long in 4 Weight that is ready for your favorite river. Cedar mortised rods are rare, and this one was worthy of restoration because the cane was in great shape, no splits or delaminations. Despite the large Chubb style reel seat, this is a LIGHT-LINE rod with delicate tips and full-flex in action. It works all through the butt when cast, and exhibits slow, traditional bamboo action. This rod was probably made about 1910 -20 in my opinion when rod crafting was at its peak. The rod is wrapped in translucent orange silk with brown intermediates. Because the rod was unmarked as to original maker, the rod was re-done for modern fly lines. This rod should be fished, and it will fish well with a DT4 or silk or SYLK fly line. All sections appear full-length, though one tip is, maybe, 1/8" shorter than the other, probabaly due to a replaced tip-top. The sections are very close to perfectly straight. The rod has been finished in multiple coats of spar urethane for long use. There is some very, very slight ghosting from the old wraps, but they are just barely visible on one section. The original sheet cork grip is in good condition. The rod has a vintage low-frame agate stripper. I do not have a bag or tube, but will ship, securely packaged, in a heavy guage PVC tube.

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