Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #6

Gary Howells Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #6For sale here is a Gary Howells bamboo rod. 8 feet for a 6 weight line in Gary's standard 2 2 format. The rod weighs 4 1 8 oz. Serial number 5105. Carbide stripping guide, wrapped in brown thread with gold trim. Payne style cork grip, up locking reel seat with gorgeous zebra spacer. Includes original red bag and labeled aluminum tube. Label is in excellent condition as well. Varnish is in excellent condition with a few small chips on part of the butt

two-piece rod with two tips

Great ferrule fit and a cannon of a rod

The spare spool is in near mint condition with pouch and has some small scratches on the inside of the spool near the cog

Serial #120 in mint

slower than most graphite rods and with much more feel allowing for soft

I believe the original agate tip-top guides were replaced by perfection guides circa 1915

and hand-built multiplier salmon fly reel is number 264 of only 500 made worldwide

Downlocking aluminum reel seat with nickel silver cap (aluminum end)

a twist of the regulator was all that was needed to set the drag using this remarkably elegant mechanism

The full-wells grip measures 6" in length

Cigar grip measuring 6" in length

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