Walt Carpenter Browntone Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4/5

Walt Carpenter Browntone Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4/5A nice Walt Carpenter Browntone bamboo fly rod, 8, 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a DT #4 5 line. The rod was made in 1995 and weighs 4. 3 ounces. Medium full flexing rod. The rod tube data sticker suggests a triangle taper line for this rod. It has the typical Browntone flamed cane and is done in a three up node pattern. The rod has seen very little use, with almost no hand soiling to the grip and little brassing to the snake guides. There are two

Illustrations by Harvey Eckert

Reverse half wells grip with downlocking reel seat over a gorgeous walnut spacer

This reel is unused and comes in the original soft leather zippered case

The rod features copper-colored wraps with black tipping

The rod was purchased by my customer in 1980 after Walt Carpenter restored it (I have the original Kruh price list)

and built for a #8 line

A Payne Model 98 bamboo fly rod

New Hampshire

This reel was made in England by Hardy exclusively for Sage

It has a slight amount of hand soiling on the grip and a tiny bit of brassing on the inner snake guides

2) Accompanying note to Craig Lynch regarding the business card

Highly polished aluminum rims