Walt Powell Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4

Walt Powell Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4A Walton Powell bamboo fly rod, 7', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #24 889. The rod weighs 4 ounces. Medium action. The rod has seen modest use, with light grip soiling, and just the very start of casting crack at the ferrule wraps. The rod is nice and straight. Blonde color cane with two opposed spiral node spacing. Varnished shafts. The wraps are maroon. The stripper is ceramic in a shock ring, and the snake guides are chrome as

orange agate stripping guide

The drag is perfectly smooth and the tension regulator works as intended throughout its range

The reel weighs 8 1/4 oz

It comes with cotton bag and aluminum rod case

Very good condition with some cosmetic wear that you'd expect from a rod of its age

25" in diameter this model is a great small salmon reel and is designed to hold #9 weight lines

Aluminum screwlocking reel seat and bottom rubber button

Though it is labeled as a 6wt a line size down (sometimes two) is usually best with Orvis rods

Light use with some grip soiling and a small 1/8" overwrap between the second and third snake guide down from the top

Dimensions are 6" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/4"

Red tipping at the winding check

The rod is straight and all sections are full length oxidized step ferrules