Pinky Gillum Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #6/7

Pinky Gillum Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #6/7A Harold "Pinky" Gillum bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 or #7. Serial I 569. The rod weighs 5 ounces on my scale. The rod was re finished at T&T in 1977 and looks to have been lawn cast a few times since then. A letter from Tom Codella at T&T accompanies the rod. Fast DF action. The T&T varnish job is, as always, superb. Lightly flamed cane with brown main wraps and yellow edges on all. The stripping guide is a perfection and

with a line currently loaded on the reel

Made to hold a 3 or 4 weight line plus backing

The rod weighs 5 1/4 oz

Ferrules are 9/64

3 1/2” dia Young’s pattern 5

2-piece rod for a 2 weight line

but still with a very positive action

There is also a cosmetic "casting crack" on the female ferrule wrap on the butt due to the underlying flexing of the rod (quite common to find and cosmetic in nature only)

Oxidized swiss ferrules with collar and slant knurl

Light copper colored main wraps with black edges

The rod remains in new condition

Weighs 3 7/8 oz