Rusty Rat Fly by Warren Duncan

Rusty Rat Fly by Warren DuncanAn excellent Rusty Rat tied by famed New Brunswick tyer Warren Duncan. As the creator of the "Rat" series, this is the fly that he may be best known for. Comes in a small plastic case with Warren's signed card on the back.

The hardware is oxodized black and the reelseat spacer is a lovely piece of bird's eye maple

First the grip

was a big fan of this action and it was he who suggested that with some tweaking this would make a great western trout rod for casting bigger flies

noted tier and co-author of the classic book Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies as well as the famous Thunder Creek patterns

Varnish is in excellent condition

Tom and his wife Gerri are an inspiration to us all

2-tip rod - a medium action for a #4 line or slowish #5

this one feels like a really nice fishing rod

The stand-out model for me was the 6'9" utilizing a 7 sink tip or an 8 floating line

At least 10 different ties

The gold standard of handcrafted reels

with a nickel-silver slide band and pocket cap over a wood spacer