Tufts and Batson Bamboo Rod - 8' 3/2 5wt

Tufts and Batson Bamboo Rod - 8' 3/2 5wtHere is the latest from the team of Amelia Tufts and Gabe Batson, an 8' 3 2 5wt and man is it a beauty. This Sweet Home Oregon couple live right on the Santiam River and test cast and hone every taper they make. Both are expert casters, know what they want from their rods and they also know what they want them to look like, stunning. This rod is one that will handle large fish and has some backbone. It casts great at all distances. The attention to

Julius vom Hofe making these Leonard reels in the early 1900s

Pretty much every known realistic tyer today will mention Bob as the one that got them started

Perhaps this goes back to the day where Dingley worked closely with the PD Malloch shop

The 6-inch full wells grip has been treated with a coating of some sort

Howells) and the other one is definitely original to the rod

For here we have a very scarce fly reel made under the guidance of Ernest Staub in Montreal

The rod comes with a copy of John Taintor Foote's "A Wedding Gift"

hand-brushed by Gillum remains glossy and in excellent condition although there are some very light marks (not chips) from use

All of the Carmichael books for sale on my website are in new condition and have been personally signed by Hoagy

Darkly tempered cane with transparent caramel wraps

Bright red wraps over classic blonde Leonard cane

A gorgeous little Leonard Mills raised pillar reel in the small 2 1/2" diameter size