Walton Powell "The Ultimate" Companion Model Bamboo Rod 7'5 & 8'5

Walton Powell "The Ultimate" Companion Model Bamboo Rod 7'5 & 8'5For sale here is a Walt Powell Ultimate. A companion rod with 2 butt sections of unequal length and 3 tips of equal length. The rod makes up into a 75 5 wt. or on 85 6 wt. One of the three tips seems distinctly lighter and more clearly a dry fly tip while the other 2 tips impart a more medium action when used with either the shorter or longer butt section. Full wells grip, gold anodized up locking seat over walnut, medium dark tung oil finish and

Fixed check system

I'm fairly certain the reel is 1920's vintage

steelhead and salmon

Size 11/64 Super-Z ferrules with a perfect fit

8'7" with two sections and two tips

Black aluminum down-locking reel seat over a mortised rosewood spacer

POWERPLUS from 1954 to 1993

The diameter of the reel is 2

This rod was finished out from a Uslan blank by a hobbyist rod builder

Chestnut wraps with amber and black tipping at the ferrules

published and printed

These rods rarely surface on the resale market