FE Thomas Special Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5

FE Thomas Special Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5A very nice F. E. Thomas Special bamboo fly rod, 8, 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. DF action. The rod weighs 4. 3 ounces on my scale. The serial number #33 is stamped on the bottom of the pocket cap. The condition is one of light use, with a faint hint of soiling on the grip and casting cracks at the ferrule wraps. The varnish is firm though it may have had a very tiny bit of microscopic alligatoring that was largely eliminated by careful

A superb Hardy Salmon Wide Spool Perfect in 3 3/4" size with a nickel silver line guard

"6 1/2 feet"

The ferrules are outfitted with large brass and cork ferrule plugs

6-sided graphite construction

including size

and contributed to many of their innovations over the years

This is the first unventilated one of these I have seen firsthand

It doesn't get much better than this when paired with your favorite small stream rod

4" in diameter which favors RHW

Blue cloth bag and an unusual aluminum tube with a leather carry strap attached

with a very slight amount of ridging

Includes original red bag and labeled aluminum tube