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Marty Karstetter Hollow-Built Bamboo Rod 8'3" 2/2 #4
$ 2,495
VFT153
For sale here is a Marty Karstetter Hollow-Built Bamboo Rod - 8'3 2/2 4wt bamboo rod. Serial no. 10814. The rod is in excellent used condition. All sections are full length, void of repairs, and arrow straight.
The rod features transparent caramel brown silks against moderately tempered cane. Chestnut tipping at the winding check, stripping guide, ferrules, and tip-tops. Agate stripping guide. Blued hardware throughout. Modified E.C. Powell-style grip 5 7/8" in length, and only slightly soiled. Oxidized cap and ring reel seat over a fine mortised walnut spacer. "Marty Karstetter Maker" engraved on butt cap with a bit of bluing loss. Swiss-style truncated ferrules with a perfect fit, nice and smooth. The rod weighs in at 3.45 oz. with a very nice dry-fly action on the faster side of medium-fast. Deadly accurate with a DT4, excellent mending, and tippet protection. Comes with original bag and aluminum rod tube with logo.
Don't miss this chance to own one of Marty's long light-line rods as they rarely surface on the resale market.
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Shipping Information
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