Darryl Whitehead Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4

Darryl Whitehead Bamboo Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #4A Darryl Whitehead bamboo fly rod, 7', 2 piece, 2 tip, built for a #4 line. #50 of what I presume to be a limited set. Fast DF Action and in mint unused condition. The ferrules, reel seat hardware, bottom cap, and the brass tube top are all engraved by Paolo Barbetti. The cane is lightly flamed with lighter nodes arranged in a spiral pattern. The main wraps are brown with tiny black edges and extra bands of lighter brown and black at the keeper,

this one was made of solid brass and copper making it a much rarer vise as well as heavier and easier to tie on

since the foot

Large arbor design with a ported spool and three large ported holes on the backplate (which also rotates as the drag adjuster)

Made for 6-7 lines

"Sensitive rod for fishing with dry-flies and small/light nymphs

For sale here is a Ross RR3 reel

For sale here is a 5/6 spare spool for a Charlton 8450C configurable fly reel

Delrin bottom cap with screw

though it seems solid now

Packed in a super heavy all-brass tube with a compartmented bag

A Treatise On The Methods Of Tying Various Kinds Of Salmon Flies With Illustrated Directions And Containing the Dressings Of Forty Flies

The cork is lightly soiled with no ridging