Scott Bamboo Fly Rod 6'5" 2/2 #3

Scott Bamboo Fly Rod 6'5" 2/2 #3A nice Scott bamboo fly rod, 6'5", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 line. Serial #1075. This rod was built around 2010 by Bernard Ramanauskus. It weighs 2. 6 ounces. Mint unused condition. The action is semi full flexing but is still quick. Varnished honey colored cane done in a three up node spacing. The main wraps are clear with a tiny band of red in the center, and light brown at the ferrules. The truncated swiss ferrules are oxidized black.

An excellent Marc Aroner Hunt Pattern Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3-piece

A very fine example of one of the most desirable Vom Hofe trout reels

Carpenter is a recognized master of the Catskill school of rod building and is no longer taking new orders

stream tactics

Copper line guide is original and has some slight line grooves but this is not troublesome

Paul Hermann "Dry Fly" Salmon reel

one can see the verdigris on the inner spool

Tiny amount of end play (not even close to requiring repair) and no wobble

The cigar grip measures 4 1/2" with light soiling and some ridging concentrated at the nose of the grip

The Model 208 started its life as a nine foot rod with a tag weight of 5 3/4 oz

Original tube with its cap missing

applied a slight overcoat of varnish to the wraps