William Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 8'3" 3/2 #4

William Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 8'3" 3/2 #4A William Blackburn bamboo fly rod, 8'3", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Hollow built. Serial number #3716. The rod weighs 4. 2 oz. Fast DF action. Mint condition. Tan color cane with a two opposed node pattern set in a spiral. The main wraps are light brown with small black edges at the keeper and ferrules. The stripping guide is oxidized and the snake guides are bronzed. The varnish coat is very good although there are traces of white

Aluminum frame

A scarce longer 4wt from Howells

Chapters include

The rod bag is a later 1960's replacement from Leonard with the leather pull tab

Feels like it should throw a #6 line well

For sale here is a spare spool for a Ross San Miguel 1 fly reel in mint condition

For sale here is a 2 7/8" Winston Perfect in excellent used condition with original reel pouch

Check out the other two miniature duck carvings for sale here as well

the Husky being the other

The stripping guide on the butt has some bend to it and the wrap is damaged

replacement bag and original labeled aluminum tube missing its screw-on cap

One of the reissue models this reel has a WF5 line on it but shows no other signs of use