Pinky Gillum Salmon Rod 9' 3/2 #7/8

Pinky Gillum Salmon Rod 9' 3/2 #7/8A nice Pinky Gillum bamboo light salmon rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels to me like a #7 or #8 line. The rod weighs 6. 7 ounces on my scale. Serial I 809 which is inked near the ferrules on the butt and both tips. Medium action. The tips measure . 087" over varnish. Good used condition with some cosmetic issues throughout. The grip is well soiled and has some loss to the cork and some ridging in places (though it is perfectly

Dark cinnamon colored wraps

3" diameter and set up for the typical RHW

Appears to have a #13 line loaded on it with plenty of backing

If you want everyone to hear when the steelhead zips off downstream

3 ounces on my scale with backing and a line loaded on it

For sale here is an Abel TR-Light fly reel in mint condition

Phin never dresses flies

a fly reel drag will hydro-plane if/when it gets wet

Serial #23501 and the listed weight is 6 3/4oz

A fine collector example

Save for the foot filing and some normal loss of patina

serial #304