FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5

FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5An F. E. Thomas Mahogany bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels to me like a #4 or #5 line. Serial #30. Very fine tips with a wet fly action. Dark oven temper cane with darker nodes. Brown wraps with an agate stripper. Reverse twist snake guides. Ferrules and seat hardware are anodized jet black. The varnish is good with a few chips here and there. There is a bit of excess varnish flowing off the wraps (was it given a possible

These hooks plus many other items I will be selling come from the estate of Fran Betters

Condition: Never used

the last in the set

Also included is an unused spare spool with pouch as well

Reel foot is 3

and generosity

The rod packs into a brown cloth bag and a black aluminum tube with brass fittings and the Winston 60th Anniversary sticker affixed to the outside

Although it is not an exact replica it is definitely a one of a kind collector piece

as are all of the wraps on the rod

Shortened description due to rod selling before it was listed

The tensioner works great and the ebonite handle spins freely

Aluminum frame and spool with no corrosion