Aroner Spring Creek Salmon Rod 9' 3/2 #8

Aroner Spring Creek Salmon Rod 9' 3/2 #8An excellent Aroner Spring Creek Salmon rod, a 9' model, 3 piece, 2 tip, built for an #8 line. This is my Spring Creek offering, with more traditional blonde cane. Mint, un fished or even lawn cast, as far as I can tell. Made in early 2000. This is the boomer rod, the one with lots of backbone, for chasing big steelhead and salmon. This rod features perfect spar varnished shafts wrapped in olive silk and oxidized step ferrules. Western style grip with

Also stamped "Hardy's Pat Perfect Reel" Half round leather case The paperwork with the reel states it was made on the 27th of Jan 1998 by I

T&T-style swiss ferrules which are oxidized

which uses my "payne-style acorn cap" (normally used with a screw-lock seat) with a standard sliding ring which is seated over nickel silver rails inset into the spacer

Silver serpentine handle with counter balance

** NOTE: It's last call for these excellent reels

It has seen a tiny bit of use

None to the males

Brushed aluminum case with brass collar

The tips are mirrored in my usual fashion

Narrow cork bands comprise the grip

they seemed to offer about as enjoyable a way to fish for salmon as one could ask for

Stainless guides