Tom Maxwell 7'6 4/2 4-5wt bamboo pack rod

Tom Maxwell 7'6 4/2 4-5wt bamboo pack rodFor sale here is an unusual four piece Tom Maxwell bamboo pack rod with the Top Hat logo inked above the winding check. Unfished, excellent condition. Plastic still covers the grip. 7'6 4 2 4 5wt. TLM initials near the winding check. The varnish on one of the tips is soft in a few spots and the hook keeper wraps show some slight cracking. There is also some bluing loss on the two female ferrules.

The leather tube's strap is missing

A very nice workhorse reel for the salmon or steelhead angler

Cigar style grip 7" in length with only mild soiling

There is one ding in the german silver rim on the winding plate side of the reel and there is a very shallow crack in the ebonite leading from this ding to the recess where the drag plate lies

6'3" with two sections and two tips for a four weight line

The rod feature Per's typical flared wells grip and was made with ultra-truncated 'micro' swiss style ferrules

The thin tips allow for considerable finesse and accuracy

For sale here is another one-of-a-kind item I am very lucky to have pass through my hands

Weighs 19 3/8 oz

Finial style cork and aluminum ferrule plugs (though these are not consistent with the date of the story that comes with the rod

The rod features an unsanded blank

Superlight double aluminum rings on the reel seat and an aluminum bottom plate