Mark Canfield "Special Bass Bug Tournament" Fly Rod 7'8" 2/2 #6/7 8 Weight sanded graphite blank with matching

sanded graphite blank with matching translucent wraps

The gold standard of handcrafted reels

For sale here is a 7'6" 2/1 Orvis Battenkill impregnated bamboo rod

The reverse half wells grip measures 6" in length with mild soiling

The wraps are copper color with orange and black jasper edges and extra bands of orange and orange black jasper at the keeper wrap and the male ferrules

Mark Canfield "Special Bass Bug Tournament" Fly Rod 7'8" 2/2 #6/7 8 Weight sanded graphite blank with matchingA nice Mark Canfield (Red Willow and Co.) "Special Bass Bug Tournament" fly rod, 7'8", 2 piece, 2 tip, built for a #6 or #7 line. Serial #482. The rod weighs in at a robust 5. 0 ounces. New, unfished condition. The paper on the grip is dated December 2016 and states that the rod is made from "E. C. Powell cane via Tony Maslan". Fast action but flexes down 90% of the rod. Medium chestnut colored oven tempered cane with darker nodes in a 3 up