Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4

Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4A Bill Blackburn hollowbuilt bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #2616. The rod weighs 3. 7 ounces on my scale. Serial #2616. Mint condition. Medium slow action and the rod flexes down into the grip. Light blonde cane done in a two opposed node pattern in a LH spiral. The main wraps are tan with small black edges at the keeper and ferrules. The step ferrules are oxidized jet black. The rod has a light coat of varnish

Glenn Brackett built the rod while at Winston and the rod was intended to be a demo rod and thus was made as a one tip rod

A knurled plug can be pulled out for the fighting butt

Agate butt and tip rings

Comes in a handsome

The box is dedicated to small dry flies size #16-20

Reel weighs 13

The epitome of a classic American fly reel

This is one of the finest Winstons that I have ever handled

Nice leaded finish with the desirable large arbor

dark olive silks with full intermediates

Very good condition

A fine Hardy Brunswick Cascapedia 1/0 limited edition fly reel in mint