RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4

RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4A very nice R. L. Winston bamboo fly rod, 7, 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #1972, an early Montana rod made by Tom Morgan and Glenn Brackett. 3. 3 oz on my scale. Very nice D. F. action. Modestly used condition. Slight hand soiling to the grip and the start of a casting crack at the ferrule wrap of only one tip. The rod is straight and the ferrules fits are smooth. Wheatstraw color oven tempered cane with nodes in the three up

Jim says Paul simply let Kent hold the rod to get a feel for how Paul applied the wraps

it looks like these have sold out again

The spacer is varnished flame walnut

The rod weighs 4 1/8 oz

The full wells grip measures 6 1/4" in length

The agate line guide has one slight hairline crack

The handle is made with birch bark with olive wood inserts

The reverse-half wells grip has a very shallow taper and is almost more of a cigar/Garrison-style

A nice Mike Clark (South Creek Limited) Gierach Signature bamboo fly rod

The bag is original but the bottom is held closed with some black tape

The rod is one of the "original" Goodwin Granger 7030s circa 1939-41

and weighing 10