RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 2/2 #8

RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 2/2 #8A very nice RL Winston bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #8 line. Serial #2533. The rod weighs 5. 3 ounces on my scale. This rod is totally mint, never been cast. Montana era model. Strong DF action, a real cannon. It also has one of the finest coats of varnish I have come across, perfectly flat and flawless. Light brown wraps with black edges at the keeper, ferrules, and tip tops. The rod is as straight as the day it left the

Sanded boron/graphite blank with a unique braided pattern

For sale here is an impregnated Orvis Midge 7'6" 3/2 5wt bamboo rod

The stamp on the headplate very clearly reads

most popular

The rod weighs 17

Model SA200

but the crisp and lively design allows for the application of additional power when longer casts are needed

as well as three correspondence letters from Martha Young

Comes in a heavy leather drawstring pouch with the original Seamaster paperwork

the Rod Maker since 1869"

Gold silk thread wraps with black edging

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