{"title":"Bamboo Fly Rod Archive","description":"Here is an archive of past Bamboo Fly Rods that we have sold. If you see a rod and are looking for something similar, just drop us a note and we'll see what we can do to help! \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@spinozarods.com?subject=Archive%20Inquiry\"\u003e info@spinozarods.com\u003c\/a\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"per-brandin-quad-886-33-df-hb","title":"Per Brandin Quad Fly Rod 866 DF HB 8'6\" 3\/2 #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent 8'6\" #6 Per Brandin quad. This 3-piece rod is in very good condition and comes with 3 tips, one of which has a slightly flatter taper for use with wet flies. The bright spar varnish is in excellent condition and the rod has handsome, understated adornments. The cane has a medium flame color and has been wrapped in light olive with black edges at the ferrules and the keeper. Rod is marked \"Brandin\", \"866-3DF\", and \"HB 1\/00\". The reel seat is a bright downlocking screw lock commercially made with whitworth-style threads and a re-cut and re-knurled nut. The wood spacer is a lovely mahogany, and the seat accepts a detachable fighting butt (included). Agate stripper. Ferrules are squared and oxidized and come with plugs. The tips of this rod are marked with extra wind at tip-tops to easily distinguish them from one another. This rod is hollow built and has a medium-fast action. The owner of this Brandin fished it occasionally for landlocked salmon, though it would also be an excellent rod for large trout and good sized water. Brass-topped rod tube with overbag and a small pouch for the fighting butt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Per Brandin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292973059,"sku":null,"price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Brandin_886_DF_HB_Quad-2.jpg?v=1584892572"},{"product_id":"leonard-38h-7-22-4","title":"Leonard 38H Fly Rod 7' 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice Leonard 38H 2-piece, 2-tip for a #4 line. This late 1960's model is in near mint condition. Serial #2749. Medium action. Grip appears to have been cleaned. Tiny amount of brassing on inner guides and tip-tops. These are the only signs of use. This is the classic \"Red Wrap\" rod. Ferrules fit like new. Three-up node pattern, blonde cane, red wraps, and varnished butternut slide band reel seat. Polished bright hardware. Rod varnish is excellent. Keeper, one flat right. An excellent Leonard example and a great small stream rod. Brass topped aluminum tube and yellow rod bag with stiffener. Bag has a touch of red and green marker to differentiate the top pockets. Red Leonard sticker on tube is marked \"38H, 7', 2 7\/8 ounce, line #4, ser #2749\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292973251,"sku":null,"price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_38H_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892572"},{"product_id":"thomas-and-thomas-cahill-76-22-5","title":"Thomas and Thomas Cahill Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Thomas and Thomas Cahill fly rod, serial #4689, 7'6\" 2-piece, 2-tip for a #5 line. This rod feels like a very nice medium to medium-fast dry fly action - a good casting rod. Flamed brown with darker mottling throughout. Impregnated blank with matte finish, garnet red wraps which are black at the ferrules. Oxidized super Z style ferrules. Western style grip. \"Thomas \u0026amp; Thomas Makers\" stamped on great-looking nickel-silver uplocking screwlock hardware. Mortised wood spacer. Mint, uncast, straight as the day it came out of the shop. Tan poplin sock with T\u0026amp;T tag and bag stiffener. Brushed aluminum tube with nicely styled brass collar and top.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas and Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292973443,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Thomas_and_Thomas_Cahill_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892571"},{"product_id":"aroner-spring-creek-8-32-4","title":"Aroner Spring Creek 8' 3\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Aroner Spring Creek 8' 3-piece, 2-tip rod for a #4 weight line. Medium fast action. This rod remains unfished, and I suspect that it has only been lawn cast, perhaps even just once! I built this rod about six years ago, and it includes my upgraded \"Spinoza\" step ferrules. Olive wraps and perfect varnish. Uplocking slide band reel seat with a birds eye maple spacer. Oxidized fittings. Comes with cork and brass ferrule plugs. Includes a polished aluminum tube with brass fittings and the owner has supplied an outer bag so the tube is in pristine condition. This rod is in superb, unfished condition and is ready for your favorite stream or collection. I remember making this rod and being very happy with the way it turned out!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974019,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Spring_Creek_Fly_Rod_8_3-2_4-2.jpg?v=1584892569"},{"product_id":"aroner-spinoza-8-32-4-serial-no-12","title":"Aroner Spinoza 8'3\/2 #4 Serial No. 12","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the limited edition rod (limited to 15) that inspired the name of our company. The complete package includes the rod, an Arnie Mason leather tube, and a 12th edition copy of John Taintor Foote's classic work \"The Wedding Gift\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, a bit of background. While visiting a friend's house in the late 1990's I was given a copy of \"The Wedding Gift\" for bedtime reading. This amusing and short book related the misadventures of a dry fly obsessed fisherman who lost his \"Spinoza\" rod overboard on the first day of his honeymoon at a remote Maine lodge. The protagonist explains that a 3oz. Spinoza is his favorite rod but that he is also a fan of \"Meacham\" rods as well. To the discerning reader, this certainly sounds as though he is referring to Leonard and Payne rods. There was only one problem: which was which? In Taintor Foote's second book of the series -- entitled \"Fatal Gesture\" -- the narrator reveals that old man Spinoza is dead but that his son has taken over the business and that \"they still put out the best rod on the market\". So we come to learn that \"Spinoza\" was clearly a code word for Payne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time that I encountered these lovely books I had recently finished a short run of limited edition rods that I considered a tribute to my Leonard roots and was looking to do something different for my next project. In a stroke of luck I had just acquired tooling which would allow me to make the Payne style acorns which I had long admired. It was a natural fit. I decided to make a Payne tribute to match that which had been related in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the rod itself:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition rod is 8' 3-piece, 2-tip, with a medium action. The ferrules are an oxidized pot belly step design. Medium cigar grip with small 1\/4 inch corks. Dished Payne-style front check. All cork real seat with nickel-silver divider between the seat and grip. Seat hardware is a slide ring with an aluminum acorn and polished nickel-silver pocket cap. Node spacing and temper color are intended to replicate that of Payne. Wraps are brown with yellow edges treated with original orange shellac color preserver. Rod shafts are coated with spar varnish. I have taken some poetic license with the design in two ways: first, the rod comes with Payne style ferrule plugs which are of course not period to the book, and second, the rod taper is a medium derivative of my dry fly action. Olive colored poplin rod bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rod tube is the heaviest brass-lined leather Arnie Mason tube. Stamped with \"Spinoza Rod Co. Ser #12\". The end cap has a brass plaque hand engraved with a light scroll work treatment and \"Spinoza Rod Co serial #12.\" The tube is in mint condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is the twelfth edition to match the serial number (to find the edition number simply turn to the last printed page and one can find it listed there). The inside cover has a Spinoza Rod Co book plate which I have inserted, with the rod serial #12 inked on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo my knowledge this is the only time a limited edition Spinoza has ever come to market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974147,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Spinoza_Rod_No_12-2.jpg?v=1584892568"},{"product_id":"maxwell-leonard-39df-5","title":"Maxwell Leonard 39DF-5 Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome Maxwell Leonard 39DF-5 from the early Maxwell period. 2-piece, 2-tip. Excellent DF action. This rod is about as near to mint unused as you can get. I can see only the tiniest amount of brassing inside the snake guides. Of course this rod sports the superb and flawless Maxwell varnish finish. Light flame cane, 3-up node pattern wrapped light brown with darker brown edges on all wraps. \"39DF-#5\" inked on guide flat. Serial #561 on reverse side. Oxidized ferrules. 11 cork cigar grip. Downlocking screw lock with an aluminum acorn and nicker silver pocket cap. \"H.L. Leonard Rod Co., The Rod Maker, since 1869\" stamped into the cartouche on the pocket cap. Stained and varnished curly maple spacer. Brown poplin rod bag with stiffener and leather pull tab. Aluminum tube and brass top of the earlier style. Very nice rod indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974339,"sku":null,"price":3100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Maxwell_Leonard_39DF-5_Fly_Rod-2-2.jpg?v=1584892567"},{"product_id":"leonard-df50-fly-rod-8-32-6","title":"Leonard DF50 Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice Leonard DF50 fly rod, 8' 3-piece, 2-tip for a #6 line. All original and an excellent example of the Leonard Rod Company artistry at that period. Medium, very smooth action. Good ferrule fits. Hand brushed finish. Serial #2549. Black stripping guide and black snake guides with slight amount of brassing inside the guide. This indicates very little use. Wraps are of course red with green and red edges at the keeper and male ferrule. 12 cork cigar grip (approximately 6\"). Square thread downlocking screwlock with a nickel silver pocket cap, the latter of which has the Leonard period logo stamp in the cartouche. Varnished butternut spacer. Rod bag and aluminum tube with brass bottom and top. Tube sports the red Leonard Midland Park, NJ ID sticker. The sticker indicates the rod weight at 4 ounces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974531,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_DF50-2.jpg?v=1584892567"},{"product_id":"aroner-hunt-pattern-salmon-rod-86-32-89","title":"Aroner Hunt Pattern Salmon Rod 8'6\" 3\/2 #8\/9","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Aroner Hunt Pattern Salmon Rod is new last year and lawn cast only! An 8'6\" Hunt with 3-piece construction, 2-tips, and built for a #8 or #9 line. This rod is completely custom. Wrapped dark brown with yellow edges. Agate stripping guide. Step ferrules without the usual pot-belly. Flamed cane with a 3-up node pattern. My usual varnish job. Mortised dark cherry root burl seat with a handmade black anodized uplocking screwlock reel seat, the latter of which is designed to hold the reel slightly closer to the hand to reduce casting fatigue. Seat is stamped \"Aroner, Maker\". Also of note is that the aluminum acorn cap on the bottom of the seat pulls out to reveal a nickel silver ferrule with which the fighting butt can be attached. The fighting butt itself is 4 1\/2\" in length when inserted into the bottom of the rod. It is also made of a single piece of aluminum bar stock and cork with a nickel silver male ferrule. The bottom of the fighting butt is done with a Payne-style aluminum acorn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome years ago, I hand delivered the first prototype of this salmon model to a customer. He mounted his Bogdan reel on it, peeled off a bunch of line, and made two false casts before shooting the entire thing all the way to the backing. Simply put, this rod will meet the most demanding fishing conditions and will deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly the large polished aluminum tube has tops mounted on both ends - one for theÌâ standard rod and bag, and the other for the fighting butt. All hardware for the rod and tube were handmade in my shop. The tube top, collar, and fighting butt were machined from solid 360 brass bar stock and single-point threaded for a precision fit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974723,"sku":"","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Salmon_Rod_86.jpg?v=1584892566"},{"product_id":"leonard-50l-fly-rod-8-32-45","title":"Leonard 50L Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #4\/5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice Leonard 50L fly rod, 8', 3-piece, 2-tip for a #4 or #5 line. Serial #3882. Late Simroe period rod. Full-flexing action. Nice brushed varnish finish. Golden brown wraps, green edges at keeper, ferrules, and tip-tops. 6\" 12-cork grip done in a western style. Uplocking screwlock with the \" The Leonard Rod, HL Leonard Rod Co., Makers\" die stamp. Cocobolo wood spacer. Ferrule fit is nice and tight. Rod comes with a lovely leather tube with \"HLL\" stamped into the top.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292974851,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_50L_Fly_Rod-3-2-2.jpg?v=1584892565"},{"product_id":"gary-howells-76-22-4","title":"Gary Howells Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Gary Howells fly rod, 7'6\", 2-piece, 2-tip, for a #4 line. Serial #4127. Medium action rod, probably more on the quick end for Gary's rods. Very high quality varnish. Brown wraps with yellow edges, and red accents at the keeper. Ferrules are wrapped over in Gary's usual fashion. The grip is 11 corks and measures 5 1\/2\" long, carefully sculpted into a western style design. Polished aluminum uplocking screwlock with a Spanish cedar wood spacer. 3-up node pattern. Scarlet red rod bag. Aluminum rod tube with Gary's label and data on it. This consignor was a personal friend of Ernie Schwiebert as they both lived in Princeton, NJ. Ernie personally selected this rod for the owner's use. Shows signs of well-cared for use but is good and straight and ready to go. A nice example of Gary's work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Howells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975043,"sku":null,"price":3350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Gary_Howells_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892565"},{"product_id":"tt-montana-7-22-4","title":"Thomas and Thomas Montana Fly Rod 7' 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rareÌâ T\u0026amp;T Montana modelÌâ indeed, one that checks in at 7' for a #4 line (2-piece, 2-tip). Serial # 2467. As far as I have been able to determine this may be the only small Montana model that T\u0026amp;T produced. Nice full-flexing medium action but not too soft. An early rod, with both Tom Maxwell and Tom Dorsey's handcraft evident (I may have also been there when this rod was made). \"Thomas and Thomas 7' \/#4 Montana\" neatly lettered in Tom Maxwell's hand. Owner's name on rod as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLovely varnish, with the wraps done in light tan with brown accents at the keeper and ferrules. Large swell. Blunt cigar grip which is styled with the largest portion in the first third of the grip and which measures 10 corks, or 5\" overall. Rear cork check. Cap and ring seat with varnish walnut spacer. No logo stamp on hardware. Typical T\u0026amp;T swiss ferrules with a collar on the male slide. The hardware is oxidized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rod has seen use: there is some oxidation brassing on the ferrules and cap and ring. The varnish is still excellent however. The sections are good and straight and the ferrules fit well. Comes with a Khaki colored rod bag with a stiffener. Aluminum tube with brass collar and top.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas and Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975107,"sku":null,"price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/T_T_Montana-2-2.jpg?v=1584892564"},{"product_id":"rd-taylor-flametone-76-32-5","title":"RD Taylor Flametone Fly Rod 7'6\" 3\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome RD Taylor Flametone #35-5, 7'6\" 3-piece, 2-tip, for a #5 line. Serial # 339. Medium full-flexing action. This rod boasts Flamed cane with an agate stripping guide and a 2-up node pattern construction. Excellent varnish finish. Golden tan wraps edged in red at the ferrues, guide wraps and keeper (the keeper is one flat right). \"35-5-339\" lettered on the guide flat. Cap and ring seat with a lovely quilted walnut varnished spacer. As always, Bob's excellent handmade hardware shows some of his Leonard Rod Company roots. Cigar grip. Step ferrules. Tan poplin rod bag, and rod tube with a brass cap and bottom. Very nice rod.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RD Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975299,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/RD_Taylor_Flametone-2-2.jpg?v=1584892563"},{"product_id":"kusse-quad-7-22-45","title":"Ron Kusse Quad Fly Rod 7' 2\/2 #4\/5","description":"\u003cp\u003eLightly used Ron Kusse Quad, 7' two-piece, two-tip for a #4 or #5 weight line. Varnished light to a medium dark flame treatment. Random spacing nodes wrapped light brown, dark brown at the ferrules, keeper, and tip-tops. Super-z ferrules that are oxidized and coated with varnish. Ron's typical superb varnish finish, though there is a minor varnish repair on each tip between the 3rd and 4th guide. Black high-speed steel guides which exhibit only light use. Medium cigar grip is faced to a handsome quad shape. Cap and ring seat with wood lip for the rear cork check. The wood spacer is curly maple. Butt cap with Ron's logo stamp marked \"Ron Kusse, Maker\". Dry Fly action. Rod is straight and ready for action. Comes with rod bag with a wooden stiffener and the hanging tag reads \"Quad, 4-5 line, 7 feet, 2 1\/2 oz, #8700\". Lovely all brass rod tube (has a small ding but is still plenty stout).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Kusse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975363,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Ron_Kusse_Quad-2.jpg?v=1584892562"},{"product_id":"winston-salmon-rod","title":"R.L. Winston Bamboo Salmon Rod 9' 2\/1 #8","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful Winston salmon rod in mint, unused condition. Weighing 5 ounces, this rod is serial number 3841. It has a full flexing but strong action and will throw a lot of line! Perfect varnish and great ferrule fit and the rod is straight as a pin. Varnished shafts boast tan guide wraps and the female ferrule is wrapped to the welt in typical Winston fashion. Two stripping guides, the lower one being an agate. Bamboo front cork check. Wells grip. Dark stain figured maple(?) spacer with a screw locking reel seat. Nickel silver hardware with a provision for a 2 3\/4\" fighting butt (included and pictured). Rod bag and brown crackle finish tube with machined collar and cap. Heading for the Gaspe any time soon? If so this is your baby!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RL Winston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975491,"sku":null,"price":2150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Winston_Salmon_Rod_1-2-2.jpg?v=1584892561"},{"product_id":"kusse-8-22-56","title":"Ron Kusse Fly Rod 8' 2\/2 #5\/6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Kusse 8' fly rod in very good condition with nice straight sections. Has seen modest use. Some grip soiling and a chip from the varnish on the oxidization of the female ferrule. Flame toned cane. 3-up node pattern. Small closed seam showing at the top of the swell. The grip is very long measuring 6 3\/4\" (14 corks) and is quite slim at the front but fairly large at the middle. Figured walnut cap and ring seat. No rear cork check - the walnut seat has a lip that meets the rear of the grip at the cork. Bright unoxidized front grip check. Wrapped brown at the check, ferrules, and tip-top. Tan guide wraps and flawless varnish. Features swiss ferrules. Comes with a bag with stiffener and the hanging tag reads \"mirror tips, #5\/6 line, 8', 3 7\/8 ounces, Ser #8979\". Brushed aluminum tube with brass top.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Kusse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975555,"sku":null,"price":1785.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Kusse_8_Fly_Rod_1-3.jpg?v=1584892560"},{"product_id":"kusse-76-22-5","title":"Ron Kusse Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eNice two-piece rod from Ron Kusse, serial #8262 according to the hanging tag. Blonde cane, three up node pattern with no apparent swell. Dry-fly action. The tips are not mirrored. Slim to medium cigar grip - 12 corks, 5 3\/4\". Bright cap and ring seat (unoxidized) and the varnished spacer appears to be maple. The butt cap is stamped \"Ron Kusse, Maker\" in the cartouche. No rear cork check as reel seat wood meets the cork. No front cork check as there is a very short wrap at the front of the grip. Nicely varnished but has some fishing related scuffs in the varnish here and there. Clear light tan wraps. Swiss ferrules. Cloth bag with stiffener. Brushed aluminum tube with brass top and nice stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Kusse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975619,"sku":null,"price":1675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Ron_Kusse_Fly_Rod_1-2.jpg?v=1584892559"},{"product_id":"kusse-quad-73-22-5","title":"Ron Kusse Quad Fly Rod 7'3\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very nice Kusse quad here, mint and unfished. Quad construction in a 2-opposed node pattern with a very fast dry-fly action. The grip and reel seat are fashioned from one piece of figured walnut and are fully varnished. The fore part of the medium cigar grip has been \"feathered\" to configure to the rod blank. Black oxidized cap and ring with the stamp \"Ron Kusse, Maker\" in the cartouche. Wrapped tan at the guides and brown at the ferrules, keeper, and tip-top. There are five bands of color at the keeper wrap which climbs up onto the front edge of the grip. Packed in a super heavy all-brass tube with a compartmented bag. The level of skill exhibited in the finish and appointments of this rod are far above that exhibited by nearly anyone else you will come across. Just splendid craftsmanship here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Kusse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975683,"sku":null,"price":2450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Kusse_Quad_Fly_Rod_1-2-2.jpg?v=1584892558"},{"product_id":"thomas-thomas-sans-pareil-76-22-5","title":"Thomas and Thomas Sans Pareil Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Thomas \u0026amp; Thomas Sans Pareil, mint and unfished! Serial number 3885, this rod boasts lightly flamed cane that has been superbly varnished and which is straight as a pin. Three-up node pattern done in a very light tan (almost transparent) wraps with darker tan at the edges. Wraps at the ferrules are black. Oxidized swiss ferrules with a collar on the male. Grip as a slight fishtail design. The reel seat has a walnut spacer with uplocking nickel-silver screwlock hardware and executed with the usual T\u0026amp;T precision and eye for aesthetic detail. Sweet, semi full-flexing action. Very collectable and tremendous value for the superb craftsmanship exhibited. Brushed aluminum case with a brass top, T\u0026amp;T sticker, and a poplin bag with stiffener. All in all, a nice rod!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas and Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975811,"sku":null,"price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/T_and_T_Sans_Pareil_1-2-2.jpg?v=1584892557"},{"product_id":"aroner-hunt-pattern-66-22-4","title":"Aroner Hunt Pattern 6'6\" 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Aroner Hunt Pattern that was completed in the mid-to-late 1980's and which is mint and unfished! As with many of my rods from this period, the action of this rod is a crisp dry fly and slightly faster than my current models. The reel seat spacer is a lovely burl walnut with cap and ring hardware. There is a hook keeper on the wrap flat. Oxidized swiss ferrules (with no ferrule plugs). Medium cigar grip with a heat shrink plastic wrapper over it. Flamed cane with a displacement technique for the nodes and a 3-up distribution pattern. May rose wraps with orange edges. Black SRMC stripping guide with black high speed steel snake guides and small hoop tip-tops. Flawless varnish. Mirrored tips. Polished aluminum tube with brass fittings. This rod would be excellent for small stream dry fly fishing!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975875,"sku":"","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Hunt_Pattern_1-2.jpg?v=1584892556"},{"product_id":"aroner-hunt-pattern-7-32-4","title":"Aroner Hunt Pattern 7' 3\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Aroner Hunt Pattern is very early example of my work, dating to the mid 1980's. It differs from my later rods by the following two details: there is a wooden lip on the reel seat where it meets the rear of the grip and the wraps are a slightly darker shade of red then the current \"may rose\" color that I would later settle on (with edges that are also slightly darker). This rod boasts a medium cigar grip and has a mortised walnut spacer with a cap and ring reel seat. Per all of my early work there is no die stamp on the cap. Truncated swiss ferrules are polished as well as the reel seat hardware. A keeper is mounted on the wrap flat. This rod has a dry-fly action and is straight and unfished. No ferrule plugs (I didn't make them then!). Brushed aluminum tube with brass fittings. It was a pleasure to see this rod again - there are few of this vintage that are in such exquisite mint condition!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292975939,"sku":"","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Hunt_Pattern_1-2-2.jpg?v=1584892556"},{"product_id":"aroner-hunt-pattern-special-7-32-4","title":"Aroner Hunt Pattern Special 7' 3\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Aroner Hunt Pattern Special has a dry fly action and was finished fifteen years ago. It has been in the consigner's summer house in the Catskills and was never uncased, fished, or even lawn cast - this rod is as mint as mint can be! It features green olive main wraps with brown olive intermediates and red edges to the wraps and ferrules. The ferrules are swiss style with a collar at the male ferrules with my usual trim marks and knurl. Brass ferrule plugs. Slim cigar grip. Koa reel seat spacer with a cap and ring - the die stamp on the cap says \"Aroner Maker\". All hardware oxidized. Flamed cane and flawless condition with a bag and a polished brass capped aluminum tube. Avoid the long wait and buy it now!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292976067,"sku":"","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Hunt_Pattern_Special-2-2-2-2-2.jpg?v=1584892554"},{"product_id":"aroner-6-32-3-spring-creek-special","title":"Aroner 6' 3\/2 #3 Spring Creek Special","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Spring Creek is from a run of rods I did several years ago featuring ultra fine (.046?) tips. I designed it to be the ultimate in light-line, small stream trout fishing, as well as a rod that could be easily packed into remote headwaters. It lays #3 line beautifully and I've fished this same model throughout some of New England's best backcountry brook trout waters. The action is a fast dry-fly. This model is also one of my \"specials\", meaning that it possesses signature and full intermediate wraps in olive which nicely offset the light blonde bamboo. The hardware is oxodized black and the reelseat spacer is a lovely piece of bird's eye maple. The ferrules are my standard swiss, and the rod also has a hook keeper. It is mint and unfished, as though it left the shop only yesterday.Lastly, this rod comes to me from a friend who suffered severe losses during the recent flooding in Vermont. We have reduced our fees in order to help him get back on his feet (due to this factor we also expect paypal fees to be covered by purchaser, for those who wish to pay via the service).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292977667,"sku":"","price":3700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Spring_Creek_Special_Fly_Rod.jpg?v=1584892541"},{"product_id":"aroner-76-32-4-hunt-pattern","title":"Aroner 7'6\" 3\/2 #4 Hunt Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful mint, uncast Hunt Pattern from a run of rods I made in the early-to-mid 1990's. This model is a medium dry fly action, a great all around taper that will cover most kinds of trout fishing. The grip is a slim cigar with standard swiss ferrules and the rod has my \"may rose\" wraps. The varnish is glass-perfect. The reelseat is my standard oxodized cap and ring with a burl walnut spacer. The rod is a great trout taper in mint condition that should cover all but the largest water. About the only downside I can think of is that this rod has no ferrule plugs since it predates when I started to supply them, though I will happily make a pair to fit for an extra $50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, this rod comes to me from a friend who suffered severe losses during the recent flooding in Vermont. We have reduced our fees in order to help him get back on his feet (due to this factor we also expect paypal fees to be covered by purchaser, for those who wish to pay via the service). On his behalf we have also priced it to move quickly, as current retail is well above the listed price. Comes with standard poplin bag and high-strength aluminum tube with brass, screw-top hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292977731,"sku":"","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Hunt_Pattern_Fly_Rod.jpg?v=1584892540"},{"product_id":"maxwell-leonard-86-32-7-51-7-spring-creek","title":"Maxwell Leonard 51-7 Spring Creek Fly Rod 8'6\" 3\/2 #7","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful Maxwell Leonard 51-7 in superb condition. Serial #590. 8'6\" 3\/2 for a #7 line. Honey guide wraps with burgundy ferrule wraps. Blued ferrules with an aluminum uplocking screw reel seat over a tiger maple wood spacer. Tips nice and straight with 1 \u0026amp; 2 dots respectively. In immaculate condition and appears to be unfished. This would be phenomenal rod for heavy trout or landlocked salmon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292977859,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Maxwell_Leonard_51-7_Fly_Rod.jpg?v=1584892539"},{"product_id":"paul-young-perfectionist-76-22-5-2","title":"Paul Young Perfectionist Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Paul Young Perfectionist 7'6\" 302 for a #5, 2-piece rod with 2 tips. Serial #4223. This rod has a half wells grip, with the nice full cork reelseat and two black anodized rings. Superb oxidized ferrules, with the rod constructed in a 3-up node pattern. It appears to be Bob Summer's handwriting on shaft. Gold wraps, with excellent varnish. This rod has been lightly used at most, with a small amount of grip soiling. This is an excellent collectible rod, and a great example of fine workmanship from this Michigan maker. Full flexing action. Comes in a poplin bag and aluminum tube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292978499,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Paul_Young_Perfectionist_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892539"},{"product_id":"leonard-8-32-6-df50-2","title":"Leonard DF50 Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn nearly new condition, this rod is an almost perfect specimen of a classic model 50. Probably made in the late 1960's (1968-1970) this Leonard Red Wrap has no repairs, touch ups, or any other signs of being fished and looks as though it just came from the factory. This DF50 boasts Leonard's famed red wraps, bright hardware, and the classic butternut reel seat. While it's listed as a #6 it also casts a #5 beautifully. This rod comes from the collection of a friend who takes great care of his rods, and is an excellent opportunity to own a model that every bamboo aficionado needs in his collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292979523,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_DF50_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892537"},{"product_id":"tom-maxwell-personal-fly-rod","title":"Tom Maxwell Personal Fly Rod","description":"This rod was the personal fishing rod of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.spinozarods.com\/tag\/tom-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTom Maxwell\u003c\/a\u003e, co-founder of Thomas \u0026amp; Thomas who later ran the Leonard Rod Company for a number of years before it closed. In addition to being one of the pre-eminent rodmakers of his generation, Maxwell was also responsible for passing on the craft to many contemporary makers, including myself, Bob Taylor, Rick Robbins, and numerous others who benefitted greatly from his patience, expertise, and generosity. This rod came to me from a mutual friend of both Tom Maxwell and mine who originally bought it from Maxwell in the early 1990's. When it recently arrived at the shop I instantly remembered having seen Tom fishing with it in and around Music Mountain, CT, where he lived after leaving Leonard and where we fished together many times. What made the rod memorable was the ingenious number of combinations that could be made out of the two-butt, two-tip system that Tom had designed, and which allowed him to fish a variety of conditions quite easily. With two butt sections of different lengths and two tips also of different lengths, this setup can be configured as a 5'4\", 5'10\", 6'3\" or 6'10\". The shorter lengths fish a #5 line and the longer configurations work best as #4. All sections have been used but are in good condition. Seeing as this was his personal rod it has no writing on the butt section, though one butt does have a \"HL Leonard Co\" cap, pictured left. I will provide a letter of provenance as well as the letter written to me from the current owner of this rod verifying it's authenticity. A great rod from a master craftsman who is still missed by many.","brand":"Tom Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980291,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Tom_Maxwell_Personal_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892537"},{"product_id":"maslan-powell-9-22-56","title":"Maslan Powell Fly Rod 9' 2\/2 #5\/6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful 9' 2\/2 for a #5\/6 hollow-built Powell made by Tony Maslan. This rod has an uplocking screwlock over a black plastic (delrin?) spacer. Half wells grip. The rod is marked \"pat# 1932986, E.C.Powell Rod co., Marysville, Calif\". The wraps are gold with high arch chrome guides. Two opposed node pattern. The original varnish is in excellent condition. There is some minor soiling and erosion of the grip near the hood (pictured). Medium to slow action. Comes with a bag and aluminum tube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EC Powell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980355,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/DSC_1559-2.jpg?v=1584892536"},{"product_id":"mk-spittler-9-32-4-quad-fluted-hollowbuilt","title":"Mike Spittler Quad Fluted Hollowbuilt Fly Rod 9' 3\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eA superb M. K. Spittler Co. serial #488, 9' 3\/2 quad for a #4 line. Boasts a bright uplocking screwlock with delrin button over what appears to be a cedar spacer. Another \"lawn cast\" specimen. The rod has oxidized square-to-round ferrules, an agate stripping guide, and chrome tip-tops and guides. This rod also exhibits the square delrin check that is hallmark of Sam Carlson's influence. Lovely medium flame cane with garnet red wraps and black edges. This rod has a number of nice small touches too, like the \"light bulb\" thread of the screw lock barrel, the red trim marks on the ferrules and the aluminum and cork finial-shaped ferrule plugs. The varnish is superb. This rarely seen maker is also an excellent machinist and Rivett lathe collector of considerable note. My bet is that this rod won't last long. Medium action. Poplin bag with pocket for ferrule plugs and an attractive sewn-in label. Aluminum tube with Mike's label sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Spittler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980419,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/MK_Spittler_Bamboo_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892535"},{"product_id":"payne-96-322-7-bamboo-salmon-rod","title":"Payne 9'6\" 3\/2\/2 #7 Salmon Rod","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn E.F. Payne 9'6\" 3pc light salmon rod for a #7 line with two mids and two tips. This medium action rod was one of those sold by Abercrombie and Fitch. This rod also appears to have been originally sold with two tips and two-mids since the bag (original) has all five sections. Each section is full length and original. This rod has an uplocking screw-lock with Payne's standard Spanish cedar spacer. The wraps are brown with purple edges and the rod has an agate stripper. Supplied in original Payne tube with tan canvass overbag with fighting butt pocket. The negatives are as follows: as with many Paynes of this vintage the varnish has bag imprints in areas and there are no ferrule plugs and no plug for the bottom of the reelseat when the fighting butt is not in use. There is also a small clear wrap 1\/2 inch in length below tip top. All in all, however, a great fishable rod from one of the supreme masters of the craft, one that's ready to head straight up to the Grand Cascapedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso please note that this rod comes to me from a friend who suffered severe losses during the recent flooding in Vermont. We have reduced our fees in order to help him get back on his feet (due to this factor we also expect paypal fees to be covered by purchaser, for those who wish to pay via the service).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980483,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Payne_Salmon_Rod.jpg?v=1584892535"},{"product_id":"payne-9-32-7-400-salmon-rod","title":"Payne No. 400 Salmon Rod 9' 3\/2 #7","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable E.F. Payne 9' #7 3pc light salmon rod in mint condition. Going over it carefully I was stunned at the phenomenal condition this rod is in, as it appears to have only been lawn cast. The finish is perfect with no blemishes and the wraps show no signs of cracking. I've seen very few Paynes like this come to market! The reelseat has Payne's spanish cedar spacer with an up-locking screw lock boasting the \"sold by Abercrombie and Fitch\"stamp. The rod has brown silk wraps with red edges and a perfection stripper. It also has the original Payne ferrule plugs which I've often admired, as well as the fighting butt and nickel-silver plug for the seat with \"23\" stamped in the center of the target. Comes with the original brass-topped aluminum tube with tan canvass overbag with fighting butt pocket. The interior rodbag is also original and includes the tag with the rod's specifications. Truly a rare beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso please note that this rod comes to me from a friend who suffered severe losses during the recent flooding in Vermont. We have reduced our fees in order to help him get back on his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980547,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Payne_Bamboo_Salmon_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892534"},{"product_id":"payne-710-22-4-parabolic","title":"Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'10\" 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Early Jim Payne Parabolic 2-piece, 2-tip, 7' 10 1\/8\" staggered ferrule rod. This is a curious one, with some interesting pros and cons. Let's start with the pros: This rod is built with a staggered ferrule and the butt shorter than the tips; it has an excellent original Payne all-metal reel seat with early die stamp and soldered rolled ring; Agate stripper and tip tops; The most stunningly lovely large size bamboo rod tube (we often see tip tubes like this but never see full rod tubes) with a handsome brass top and collar that are elegantly ornamented with a few trim marks and a raised coin edge knurl. The owners name is lettered on the rod tube as well as butt section of the rod, \"Chas E Speer, Passaic N.J.\" who was an employee of Payne's. As to the cons: the rod has been refinished; the ferrules are not Payne standard; the temper color of the tips does not match the butt; the farmer marks and node spacing suggest that this was put together with \"B\"quality blanks; and lastly, there is no ferrule convention for the length of the slide. Taken altogether I suspect this rod may have been put together from odds and ends and leftovers lying around the Payne shop. Still the rod tube and much of the hardware make this an interesting piece indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980611,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Payne_Parabolic_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892533"},{"product_id":"leonard-76-22-4-catskill-special","title":"Leonard Catskill Special Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mint condition Leonard 39-4 Catskill Special (7'6\" 2\/2 serial #8433) that casts a 4-weight line. This rod may have been lawn cast once! Beautifully varnished flamed cane wrapped in light tan with red edges. Walnut slide band seat. The rod is set up in Leonard's well-known \"Catskill style\" with a wooden lip for a rear cork check and an english-style tournament snake guide for a stripping guide. Slim cigar grip with no hand soiling whatsoever. This rod has delicate action tips and would be excellent for medium-to-small stream dry fly fishing. Brass top aluminum tube and bag. Post-Maxwell period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980675,"sku":null,"price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_Catskill_Special-2.jpg?v=1584892532"},{"product_id":"leonard-8-32-6-df50","title":"Leonard DF50 Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Leonard model DF50, 8' 3-piece, 2-tip rod, weighing 4 ounces and built for a #6 line. Serial number 2343. Lightly used medium action rod. All sections are full length and the ferrules are nice and tight. The varnish is in excellent condition. There is plenty of use in this rods' future and it should be a great all-around rod for a variety of water. Red wraps, aluminum downlocking screwlock with a nickle silver pocket cap over butternut seat. The grip has some light soiling. Comes with tan rod bag and brass capped aluminum tube with factory data sticker fully intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980739,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/8_Leonard_red_wrap_DF50-2.jpg?v=1584892531"},{"product_id":"rl-winston-8-22-4oz","title":"R.L. Winston Fly Rod 8' 2\/2 4oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA great 8' 4oz. R. L. Winston 2 piece rod with two tips, serial #1709. The rod has a frost anodized downlocking screwlock seat over a walnut spacer. Chrome snake guides. The rods' wraps are light tan with cinnamon accents at the ferrules. Western grip, with very minor soiling. Otherwise, there is no sign of use on this rod and the varnish is perfect. Very powerful medium action, this rod casts a #6 or #7 line. Comes in a red rod bag with the sewn-on logo and brass topped aluminum tube. Nice rod.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RL Winston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980803,"sku":null,"price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/RL_Winston_Bamboo_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892530"},{"product_id":"paul-young-perfectionist-76-22-5","title":"Paul Young Perfectionist Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful Paul Young Perfectionist 2-piece 2-tip, built for a #5 line and weighing 3.27 ounces. Serial #4068, likely dating from just after Paul Young. This rod is more than mint! In fact, I may have been the first person to put this rod together outside of the Young rod shop. This has the black-anodized aluminum ferrules, which, when I pulled the rod from the bag, showed no scratches on the ferrule slide or any other sign of having been put together. Very nice medium-fast action, not slow or soupy in any way. The rod is wrapped gold with very nice varnish. Black anodized down-locking screw lock seat with a cork spacer and a black anodized pocket cap stamped \"Paul H. Young Co., Detroit Mich\" in addition to the owners name and \"Perfectionist 7 1\/2 ft. 3.27oz\" and \"a Paul H. Young Co. rod\" which are lettered on the rod shaft. Mottled flame cane. The half-wells grip shows no sign of having been handled. Just about the only negative about this rod (and I'm probably being a little over-scrupulous here) is that there are some very small digs in the cork from where the snake guides have pressed into it while the rod was in the tube. Burgundy nylon bag. Aluminum tube with gold anodized collar and aluminum top. Try to find a nicer example of a Paul Young Perfectionist anywhere -- I doubt you will!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980931,"sku":null,"price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Paul_Young_Perfectionist-2.jpg?v=1584892529"},{"product_id":"maxwell-leonard-76-32-6-49-6-spring-creek","title":"Maxwell Leonard 49-6 Spring Creek Fly Rod 7'6\" 3\/2 #6","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're delighted to offer this Maxwell Leonard for sale again (the last owner decided he needed to thin his collection a bit). This 49-6 is not only a rare line weight in a rod of this length but also a fine example of the high quality rods that Leonard made during the Maxwell period. It's in pristine condition with little-to-no signs of use. The specifications are 7'6\" 3\/2 for a #6 line. This 49-6 has honey color wraps on the guides and burgundy wraps on the ferrules. Both the slide band reel seat and ferrules are bright and unoxodized. One of the first things I checked on this rod was the reel seat spacer -- made of tiger stripe maple -- whose amber color came from a heat-treating process and which marks it as one of the rods that I worked on myself at Leonard fairly early in my rodmaking career. This is also an incredibly powerful casting rod in this configuration. Great if you need to turn over an extra long leader or push a large dry fly or hopper (I fish a configuration like this on the Delaware).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes with an original bag and brass tube. All numbers match, with the tips bearing 1 or 2 dots respectively. It is serial number #80137.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292980995,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Maxwell_Leonard_49-6_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892529"},{"product_id":"tom-maxwell-8-32-5-penns-creek","title":"Tom Maxwell \"Penns Creek\" Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 8' Maxwell 3-piece, 2-tip (one marked \"L\" for light and the other \"H\" for heavy) which casts a #5 line. Marked \"Maxwell, 3\/83\", and \"835\" on the wrap flat. Midway down the shaft \"The Penns Creek\" is lettered in Tom's immaculate hand. On the same flat just below the agate stripping guide is the serial #8331B. The cane is an impregnated dark temper and constructed with a three-up node pattern. Black tungsten snake guides and an agate stripper are wound with a tasteful apricot colored silk, set off with black edges at the ferrules. \"The Penns Creek\" script is also set off with the apricot and black motif. The keeper wrap has an extra band of yellow and a band of a darker red. The keeper is set on the (unusual) opposite side from the wrap flat. The grip is a modified Hawes with a rounded nose and the front cork check has been hexed to the shape of the bamboo. This grip has been shortened to nine corks as the hand is intended to curl under the overhang of the reel (what I call the southern PA style). The reel seat is set off from the grip with a nickel silver rear cork check. The slide band seat is varnished mahogany (and originally part of a large plank selected from a warehouse in Brooklyn by yours truly). Short slide band and pocket cap, with the pocket cap open at the bottom with a cork \"mushroom\" while the bottom hex of the rod cross section is varnished. The ferrules are step down with a rolled welt. The male ferrule shoulders sport a tiny double trim mark. This rod was made for a personal friend of Toms and I think the light tip was intended for very fast and accurate delivery of midges while the heavier tip was designed for throwing crickets and large drys.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981059,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Tom_Maxwell_Penns_Creek_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892528"},{"product_id":"rl-winston-8-32-5","title":"R.L. Winston Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #5","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent RL Winston 8' 3-piece, 2-tip rod built for a #5 line. Serial number #3306. This is one of the finest Winstons that I have ever handled. The varnish is superb. Tips are mirrored. Features a nickel silver downlocking screw-lock. Cigar grip appears to have been unhandled. Agate stripper. All sections are straight and this rod may have been at most lawn cast once or twice. Wrapped in tan silk with black accents. Medium fast action. Winston logo bag and brown tube with gold anodized rod tube tops. A great example of the best bamboo put out by the Winston shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RL Winston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981123,"sku":null,"price":2300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Winston_8_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892527"},{"product_id":"leonard-711-22-3-75-oz-parabolic","title":"Leonard Parabolic Fly Rod 7'11\" 2\/2 3.75 oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unusually rare Leonard \"Parabolic\", a 7'11\" rod, 2\/2 for a #3 or #4 line. The rod weighs 3 3\/4 oz and is marked #73 according to the bag tag. It has a square thread downlocking seat with pocket nickel silver cap over a butternut spacer. \"The Leonard Rod, H. L. Rod Co. Makers, reg U. S. pat off\" is stamped on the cap. This Leonard boasts bright ferrules, with chrome guides and tip-tops. The grip is a slim cigar, which shows minor ridging from a cleaning. Please note: this rod has been refinished using a modern dip and wrap over technique. This rod also incorporates a negative ferrule drop, .189 at female, .194 at male. Medium-slow action. Comes in a poplin bag with wooden stiffener and a brass topped aluminum tube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981187,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Leonard_Parabolic_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892526"},{"product_id":"maxwell-leonard-76-32-5-49-5-hunt","title":"Maxwell Leonard 49-5 Hunt Fly Rod 7'6\" 3\/2 #5","description":"A beautiful Maxwell Leonard 49-5, a 7'6\" 3-piece, 2-tip rod built for a #5 line. This Hunt is marked serial #80142 and is an excellent example of the high quality rods that Leonard produced when Tom and I worked there in the late 1970's and early 1980's, a period during which he decided to bring back the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.spinozarods.com\/2011\/01\/the-hunt-pattern-fly-rod-a-short-history\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHunt pattern to Leonard's lineup\u003c\/a\u003e. In near mint condition, this rod has only a tiny amount of soiling to grip and brassing to cap and ring. The varnish is characteristically superb and the rod is wrapped in garnet with three windaways at the keeper and ferrules. Slim Cigar grip. Dark stained tiger maple spacer under standard cap-and-ring hardware. The cap, ring, and ferrules have classic \"Pewter\"oxidation. Tiny crack at wrapped ferrules. This rod is fine tipped with a delightful fast action perfect for tight loops and accurate casts. Typical of the best of the Maxwell period Leonards. Correct bag and brass-capped rod tube.","brand":"HL Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981251,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Maxwell_Leonard_49-5_Hunt-2.jpg?v=1584892525"},{"product_id":"payne-9-32-salmon-rod-400","title":"Payne Salmon Rod No. 400 9' 3\/2","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous Payne 9' 3-piece, 2-tip salmon rod weighing 6 5\/8 ounces. The varnish on this rod is magnificent with no bag marks or other signs of wear. The rod is wrapped brown with red edges and yellow and purple at the keeper and ferrules. Comes with beautiful classic Payne ferrule plugs. The grip is done western style with very light soiling. The reel seat is an uplocking screw lock with a plug for the fighting butt, all over a Spanish cedar spacer. Perfection stripping guide with heavy wire reverse-twist snake guides. This rod is definitely ready for the Gaspe or wherever you plan on landing your next 20 lb salmon. Comes with hanging tags, Payne tube, and overbag with pocket for fighting butt (which has a large red rubber button at the bottom). Beautiful workmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981315,"sku":null,"price":2300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Payne_Salmon_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892525"},{"product_id":"payne-76-22-2-75-oz-parabolic","title":"Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'6\" 2\/2 2.75 oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very rare Payne indeed! This rod comes with the original tube and bag, along with a tag stating \"7'6\", 2 3\/4 oz, Parabolic\". Wrapped brown with yellow edges and a band of red at the keeper and male ferrules. The snake guides show very little wear. The butt section sports a beautiful #8 Perfection stripping guide. Original ferrule plug. The grip and seat are all cork, the grip a blunt cigar and the reel seat with a sliding band and a cap with \"Payne, reg. US pat. off\" stamped into the pocket. Ferrules are tight and tips are straight and full length. The ferrules and seat hardware contain 95% of their oxidation. Medium slow action. There are a few things to note about this rod: first, one tip has a clear wrap on a cracked node between the bottom two guides; second, the extra tip has a possible issue above the second guide from the bottom (this may just be a heavy watermark); third, the butt section has a cracked node between the top guide and the ferrule; fourth, the tip tops have a different style hoop, so it's possible that one may have been replaced at one point; and lastly, there are some slight guide shadows (barely perceptible) on the rod, indicating that it has been professionally refinished. The refinish job has clearly been done by an excellent rodmaker however, because the workmanship is superb. A great opportunity to scoop up an exceedingly rare Payne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981379,"sku":null,"price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Jim_Payne_Parabolic_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892524"},{"product_id":"g-h-howells-8-22-4","title":"Gary Howells Fly Rod 8' 2\/2 #4","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lightly fished G.H. Howells 8' fly rod in near mint condition. Built for a #4 line, this rod weighs 3 5\/8 ounces and is marked serial #5822. The varnish is superb and the rod is constructed in a two-up node pattern. The wraps are brown with yellow edges. It has an uplocking screw lock reel seat over a varnished walnut spacer. The grip is done in the western style and has a faint trace of hand soiling. This rod has a surprisingly sweet feeling medium action and all sections are straight as a pin. A rare example of a classic American maker. Red cloth bag with aluminum tube bearing the G.H. Howells sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Howells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981443,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Gary_Howells_8_4_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892523"},{"product_id":"aroner-76-32-4-df-hunt-pattern","title":"Aroner 7'6\" 3\/2 #4 DF Hunt Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew in on consignment is this superb 7'6\" #4 3pc. 2-tip Hunt pattern with a \"DF\" action. Flawless spar varnish as though I just packed and shipped it from the shop. Dark walnut burl reel seat with only the barest hint of brassing to the cap, ring, and swiss ferrules. Rod is straight and tight. Wrapped in May Rose silk with orange edges. Keeper at the cork check wrap. This is an early style rod of mine before I stamped the butt cap with my logo. The rod shaft is lettered \"Aroner 7 1\/2 #4 DF Hunt Pattern\". No rear check since with these earlier rods I often used the wooden lip of the walnut seat as the cork check. Very light use soiling of the grip. Comes with bag and brass topped tube correct for the period. You can click on the photos to the left for more detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981507,"sku":"","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_DF_Hunt_Pattern_2-2.jpg?v=1584892522"},{"product_id":"aroner-69-32-5-spring-creek","title":"Aroner 6'9\" 3\/2 #5 Spring Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare 6'9\" #5 3pc 2-tip Spring Creek which has been lawn cast only. The varnish is in flawless condition and there is no sign of wear or use at the ferrules or guides. Fast dry fly action. This is a very unusual model of mine, in fact the only one I believe that I have ever made in this configuration. It is wrapped in olive with red tipping, and there is a black edge on the keeper wrap and one of the tip-tops (to distinguish the tips from one another). The tips are mirrored in my usual fashion. The reel seat is also rare for this rod -- a slide band with black anodized acorn and pocket cap over cork barrel -- which is the same seat featured on the first run of my limited edition \"Spinoza\" models. Ferrules are my standard swiss with brass ferrule plugs. This rod is also finished out with Perfection black high-speed Steel guides and a rare and most beautiful Perfection stripper (not made for the past 50 yrs.). Comes with my bag and standard polished brass-topped tube. You can click on the photos to the left to see more detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981635,"sku":"","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Spring_Creek_69_32_5.jpg?v=1584892522"},{"product_id":"aroner-7-32-4-spring-creek-special","title":"Aroner 7' 3\/2 #4 Spring Creek Special","description":"\u003cp\u003eI built this Spring Creek to have a sweet, medium action, and also gave it a somewhat unique configuration. Mortised all cork seat with a cap and ring, with a coin-edge knurl and rear cork check. Medium cigar grip. Lovely pot-belly ferrules with 100% of the oxidation intact. Brass and cork ferrule plugs. Rod shafts are wrapped green olive with brown olive intermediates. Fine tips and small hoop tip-tops round out this beauty. Very little use is evidenced, with only a tiny amount of hand discoloration on the grip and the faintest hint of \"bag wear̢\" and brassing on the agate stripping guide. This rod also comes with an unusual brass top and collar (photo below) that I made while experimenting with a new style and design. This rod would be a great addition to any collection or as your new go-to rod for that favorite small stream.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981699,"sku":"","price":4100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Spring_Creek_Special-2.jpg?v=1584892521"},{"product_id":"aroner-66-22-4-spring-creek","title":"Aroner 6'6\" 2\/2 #4 Spring Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 6'6\" #4 Spring Creek with 2 pieces and two tips. Near mint condition. There is some micro soiling to grip, but otherwise this rod has no signs of use. Delicate, fine-tipped, medium-fast action. Flawless varnish and perfect oxidation to hardware. Swiss style ferrules with a slant knurl sunk into the collar. Tiny, perfectly pressed nodes in the \"3-up\" pattern. Olive wraps with red tipping. Mortised birdseye maple seat with lots of highlights. Slim cigar grip with oxidized ferrules, rear cork check, and cap and ring. The die stamp on the cap and the polished tube date this rod to the late 1990's. Brass ferrule plug. A great example of my two piece rods!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981891,"sku":"","price":3650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Spring_Creek_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892520"},{"product_id":"aroner-76-32-5-hunt-pattern","title":"Aroner 7'6\" 3\/2 #5 Hunt Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eFresh in on consignment is this 7'6\" #5 3pc. 2-tip Hunt Pattern in excellent used condition. There are some minor chips and brassing to the swiss ferrules and butt cap and ring. The spar varnish finish is as good as the day it left my shop. Wraps are May Rose with orange edges over medium brown cane. The reel seat is dark-stained birdseye maple with a cap and ring. The grip shows normal soiling from use. Ferrule plugs are my brass and cork combination. No keeper. Comes with my standard bag and tube. A great opportunity to pick up an excellent Hunt Pattern with a lot of fishing left in it. You can click on the photos to the left for more detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Aroner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292981955,"sku":"","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Aroner_Hunt_Pattern_Fly_Rod-2.jpg?v=1584892519"},{"product_id":"carlson-8-32-5-quad","title":"Sam Carlson Fly Rod 8' 3\/2 #5 Quad","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent 8' Sam Carlson \"Four\" 3-piece, 2-tip rod built for a 5 weight line. \"Carlson\" is elegantly lettered on the butt section and the rod is wrapped in a handsome green with a keeper and three windaways on the butt section. The grip has been done in a standard cigar, and the reel seat is set up with a downlocking screw lock over a walnut spacer. This rod has been very lightly used with some minimal brassing on the ferrules and slight cracking to the ferrule wraps but is certainly in very good condition overall. This \"Four\" is a classic example of the kind of high-quality rods that came out of Sam's workshop for many many years, and would be a great addition to any collection. Comes with bag and tube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sam Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4292982019,"sku":null,"price":4600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/products\/Carlson_8_3-2_5_Quad-2.jpg?v=1584892519"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/1228\/collections\/Fly_Rod_Archives_Collection_Page.jpg?v=1448942227","url":"https:\/\/www.spinozarods.com\/collections\/bamboo-fly-rod-archive.oembed?page=2","provider":"Spinoza Rod Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}