Phillips, Bill - "The Technology of Fly Rods"

Phillips, Bill - "The Technology of Fly Rods"Phillips, Bill "The Technology of Fly Rods" Fine condition. Frank Amato Publications, Portland, OR, 2000. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 116pp; illustrated with b w photos, drawings & charts; foreword by Ernest Schwiebert. With chapters on history of fly rod technology; U. S. fishing rod patents; fly rod manufacturing processes; materials properties; casting the line and fly; etc. A scarce book due to the publisher's small print run. This and many other

the script includes "Lady Esther" below the rod model

Nickel silver cap and ring reel set over a mortised butternut spacer

This is Tom's very popular eight foot model for a five weight line

Short and highly tapered cork grip - 4 1/2" long with nine 1/2" rings

Red leather bound

Comes with the original green bag (with sleeve for extension butt) as well as the original labeled tube

and 14 "cut outs" to allow lines to dry while still on the reel

Includes a replacement bag from Maslan when he made the two new tips

will be included with the sale

3/4" spool width with a weight of 4

Mechanically the reel is in fine condition as well

There is a plastic hinging leaf in the middle