Tom Morgan Rodsmith Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #3

Tom Morgan Rodsmith Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #3A very nice Tom Morgan bamboo fly rod, 7', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 line. Inked "99 200" on the blank along with the rod specs (the current owner relayed that he had purchased the rod from Tom Morgan directly in 2008). The rod weighs 3. 4 ounces on my scale. Nice medium action, maybe slightly toward medium fast. Near mint condition, with just a faint hint of hand soiling on the grip and some small reel foot indentations to the spacer. The

Comes with ATH pouch and unused line and backing

let alone in this kind of superb condition

Tim used the Payne replica ferrules made by Bailey Wood at CSE

The node spacing appears to be spiral though some of the nodes are spaced fairly close together

The red agate is un-cracked and one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen

A nice EF Payne model 198 bamboo fly rod

The varnish appears to have been rubbed out when it was sold in 1981

Dated 1949

Weight 12 oz

The ferrules sizes are 15/64 and 10/64 and the ferrule fit is good

This one features titanium sideplates

It has been in the possession of his son since Mr