Bob Clay (Riverwatch) Bamboo Fly Rod 11' 3/2 #5/6

Bob Clay (Riverwatch) Bamboo Fly Rod 11' 3/2 #5/6A nice Bob Clay (Riverwatch) "Dean's Kispiox" bamboo fly rod, 11', 3 piece, 2 tip, built for a #5 or #6 line. Serial #24667. Pentagonal design with Bob's composite ferrules. Unfished condition. Several reels were fit to the rod to figure out a suitable pairing (there are some small reel foot indentations in the reel seat spacer) but the rod was never fished and I can find no signs of use. Medium, full flexing action. Moderately flamed cane with a

A great opportunity here for the serious collector

The reel weighs 13 oz

8" in diameter (with the frame being 3") with a spool width of 0

ventilated spool and frame

I'm not sure whether the bag is original but the tube appears to be

Original olive colored cloth bag and original grey enamel painted aluminum tube

Designed to hold a WF3 and 50 yards of backing

while the rear is bright along with the cap and ring reel seat hardware

the grip is clean and there are no casting cracks at the ferrules

the inside lining on the pouch has deteriorated so the reel gets coated with some dust when placed inside)

Comes in a small leather pouch

Lightly blued dual sliding ring reel seat over a handsome mortised walnut spacer