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FE Thomas Bamboo Fly Rod 10'6" 3/2 #8
$ 1,050
3321
An F.E. Thomas "Special" bamboo fly rod, 10'6", 3-piece, 2-tip, and built for what feels like a #8 line. Excellent, all original condition. The grip shows some darkening, the varnish is a little textured throughout (age, not damage), and the topmost wrap on one tip appears to have been rewrapped at an earlier point, but overall the rod is in great shape for its age and devoid of any meaningful issues. It is also nicely straight for its age. Medium-slow action. The cane is done in a spiral node pattern, and the rod has full red intermediate wraps throughout. The main wraps are also red with bronze tipping and the rod sports signature wraps as well. It has a ring keeper, characteristic reverse twist guides, and an agate stripping guide and agate tip tops. The ferrules are polished bright and fit together well. The reel seat is a down-locking, all-metal seat with an ingenious slide band which you rotate to lock into two sets of rails with small gear teeth machined into them. The FE Thomas Special maker's stamp is found on the reverse of the pocket cap. The bottom green button is removable to accommodate a fighting butt extension, which is included with the rod. The rod comes with the original tip tube and heavy canvas bag along with the original hang tag. A very nice old salmon rod that's in very nice shape for its vintage.
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