Robert Bolt Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5

Robert Bolt Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5A nice Robert Bolt bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #1007. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. Mint, unused condition. Nice DF action, quick but not too quick. Oven tempered cane that's a chestnut color, and done in a two opposed node pattern. Brown main wraps with yellow edges on all, with one band of red at the keeper. Carbide stripper and chrome snake guides. The ferrules are overwrapped to the welt and the

One tip has a faint pencil mark circling around teh top between the first guide and the tip top

Hoop stripper and a dark honey agate stripping guide

For sale here are 30 flies tied by AK Best

this Spring Creek Model rod

Comes with a Hardy leather case in fine condition

An oval brass plaque mounted on the cover is engraved with "H

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The cane is wheat straw color and built in three up node pattern construction

The step ferrules retain 99% of the original jet black oxidation

1 3/16" spool width /  2" frame width

Capacity is WF9+200yds of 20# backing

Florida in 1948 (first year after his move from Brooklyn)