RK Bolt Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5

RK Bolt Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5A nice Rk Bolt bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #603. 3. 6 ounces. Lightly used condition with a tiny bit of ridging to the grip. The rod has a moderate medium. Hollowbuilt with a medium tan oven temper color cane done in a two opposed node pattern. The main wraps are brown with yellow edges and an extra band of red at the keeper. Carbide stripper and chrome snake guides and tip tops. The grip is 6" long and done in

Full intermediate wraps in brown

For sale here is a very scarce Orvis fishing tackle catalog from 1967

Bound in full brown leather with gilt lettering on the front board and spine

New with box and papers

guides and ferrules

Squared bakelite winding check flows seamlessly into the squared half-wells grip measuring 6" in length

9 ounces on my scale

Serial number 5909

The check is very strong - tensioner works perfectly

This was the singlehanded workhorse model in the Bogdan catalog

Sparse gave the rod to Everett Garrison to modify and improve the action

Simply breathtaking work