Hiram Hawes Bamboo Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #6/7

Hiram Hawes Bamboo Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #6/7A rare Hiram Hawes bamboo fly rod, 9'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #6 7 line. I believe this is the F 4 model Hawes offered, this one with a fast action. This rod should be in a museum! Although the grip has some areas of hand soiling it couldn't have come from use, as there is no sign of wear to the inside of the heavy wire reverse twist guides. The silk lines of the period would have certainly left them marked if the rod had

They are anodized in silver with a handsome Bogdan signature and number on the winding plate

Near mint+ overall condition with a super minor handling mark or two over the years

The medium-fast dry-fly action is quite smooth and finds a terrific balance between the power of the swelled butt and the finesse and delicacy of the thin tips

Blonde cane

Made with pre-embargo cane from Todd Young's cane stock

The reel seat hardware doesn't have his die stamp and there's nothing scripted on the rod

There were only 30 of these made in 1990

T41 stamped by the reel foot

7 1/2 feet

The slim cigar grip shows no sign of hand soiling and the semi all-metal seat retains much of the original oxidation

Wraps are treated with the original Payne formula with orange shellac

meaning that one surface (metal) is driven or drawn toward another surface (cork