Ron Kusse Special Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6

Ron Kusse Special Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6A nice Ron Kusse "Special" fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tips, built for a #6 line. Serial #8426. Strong DF action. Appears to have been lawn cast only. A one piece walnut grip and reel seat. Tan colored cane, node pattern appears to be random, with some nodes adjacent to each other. Tips are not mirrored. Wraps are light tan and brown at the ferrules and tip tops. Super Z style ferrules which are oxidized pewter. The cap and ring are stamped "Ron Kusse,

For sale here we have a few spools of vintage Belding Corticelli #5840 (brown) silk winding thread

Honey colored wraps

A handsome 9'9" Leonard salmon rod "the Tournament" 3pc

The rod is wrapped gold with very nice varnish

Tan guide wraps and flawless varnish

weighing 11 ounces and with capacity for 200 yds of 20lb

A nice Thomas Browntone DF salmon fly rod

Brushed aluminum tube with brass top

Also included is the original box

This was one of Joe's early set of reels

It also comes with the original leather reel case (which has a light stain)

Black sideplates with handsome gold-colored frame and a black spool inside