Mark Canfield (Red Willow Rods) "Western Guide" Bamboo Fly Rod 8'2" 3/2 #5/6

Mark Canfield (Red Willow Rods) "Western Guide" Bamboo Fly Rod 8'2" 3/2 #5/6A nice Mark Canfield (Red Willow & Co.) "Western Guide" model bamboo fly rod, 82, 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 or #6 (the label states "full DT5 or nearly all #6" lines). Serial #520 SP. The rod weighs 5. 1 ounces. Fast D. F. action. The rod condition is mint, unused. Dark oven tempered cane with semi random node spacing (note: the rod data sheet attached to the tube has extensive information noted about a number of features of the rod). The

3wt boron/graphite fly rod

Good used condition with moderate cosmetic wear here and there

no line burn

80 clips with a folding leaf

Superb varnish in great condition

Johnson Publishing

The grip is a 7" long western style with a hidden pocket cap

Further patronages or Royal Warrants were granted by The Princess Royal (1906)

and there are no cracks

The reel seat is an all nickel silver uplocking screw lock with a nice mortised walnut spacer with black bands in the wood

Circa late 1960s

This rod was intended to pair with a Joe Saracione reel with the same serial number described below