VFT3471
For sale here is a Joe Bradley Para 13 -- 7'6 4wt bamboo fly rod. Joe has been building rods since the 1970s when he built rods exclusively for Andre Puyans' shop. Near mint + original condition. Serial No. L-12. Translucent silks with a slight honey colored hue and very dark brown tipping, almost black. Blonde, straw colored impregnated cane. Oxidized agate stripping guide. Cigar grip in fine condition, appears to have been handled very little. Oxidized cap and ring reel seat with a lovely burl wood spacer. 3-up node spacing. Super-Z style ferrules size 13/64 with a nice fit. Nice ferrule plug turned from bamboo. Weight 3.45 oz. The rod has an parabolic action on the faster side of medium-fast. Complete with original bag and tube with brass fittings. The bag features an small pouch sewn in near the top to hold the ferrule plug while not in use. A fine all around trout rod!