Kushner, Morris -- "Exelereme" Bamboo Rod - 8'7 9wt

Kushner, Morris -- "Exelereme" Bamboo Rod - 8'7 9wtFor sale here is a very rare Morris Kushner "Exelereme" bamboo rod 8 feet 7 inches, two sections and one tip, for a 9 or 10 weight line. Kushner rods are very scarce as he made less than 200 rods (most people say ~100) in his Michigan shop from the early 1950's until his death in 1973. Kushner was a Russian immigrant who had a metal working operation not far from the Paul Young Rod Co. shop. He built all of his own rod making equipment. Bob Summers

Pewter oxidized ferrules

The beauty is in the fact that the rod will lay out ten feet of line with the delicacy of a full flex cane

All sections are full length and straight with the exception of a slight set in one tip

The butt section is down 1 3/4"

so don't miss this chance to acquire one

model 273 FSB 4-5 wt

Size 16/64 ferrules with an excellent fit

both book and dust jacket

Nickel silver rings and rarely seen marbleized hard rubber side plates

Steve Blake rewrapped the hook-keeper silks but it's difficult to notice

Excellent plus condition - fished sparingly

As usual with Gary's rods