Mills Standard Bamboo Rod 8'6 3/2

Mills Standard Bamboo Rod 8'6 3/2For sale here is a refinished Mills Standard Bamboo Rod. 8'6" 3 2 one tip is 1 2" short. The rod weighs 5 oz. Ferrules are size 11 64 & 17 64. Both tips have slight sets. Ferrule fit is good on all but one tip (too loose). The varnish is soft and there are bag marks. Nice restoration job for someone ; )

This 4/0 size reel is one of twenty-six total known to have been made

tight reel

For sale here is another visually striking six-sided bamboo rod by Ron Kusse - 7'6 2/2 for a 5-6 weight line

Heck of a rod

The butt cap features "Wm A Harms MAKER" masterfully engraved on the backside

Second flat: " 'Para 16' "

or Hardy St

A terrific dry fly trout rod

Aluminum downlocking screw lock seat with a butternut spacer and nickel silver pocket cap stamped "H

Excellent restored condition (Bob Summers did the refinish)

Single nickel silver ring over cork reel seat with a nicely burled wood insert below the seat

and unique and elegant 6-pillar raised pillar frame made of hand-cut and polished nickel silver