Thomas and Thomas Salmon Bamboo Salmon Rod 8'6" 2/2 #8

Thomas and Thomas Salmon Bamboo Salmon Rod 8'6" 2/2 #8A Thomas and Thomas "Salmon XL" bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #8 line. Serial #3186. The rod weighs 6. 1 ounces. Impregnated model. The rod has seen light use with one tip in lawn cast condition. The other tip may have been used a couple of times judging by the minor wear to the snake guides and needing a minor straighten. The action is medium to medium fast. The tips are mirrored but the guides are on different flats. The cane

An interesting historical and rare model

Impregnated medium cane done in a three up node pattern construction

All sections are full-length and void of any repairs

Makers" on the butt cap

For sale here is a custom fiberglass Tom Morgan 8' #4

dirty but in good original shape

I learned these facts from Dana Gray and Joel Hughes

A nice Thomas and Thomas Beaverkill model bamboo fly rod

The oxidation on the cap is very spotty

black enamel finished trout reel

and built for what feels to me like #5 or #6 line (I'd probably lean toward a #6)

The ferrules are size 23/64 and 15/64 with a great fit