Sam Carlson Thomas Rod Co. One-Piece Bamboo Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5 Salmon and Steelhead Rods bamboo fly rod measuring 2

bamboo fly rod measuring 2

The tips are differentiated by one and two bands of red thread at the tip-top

Materials: Titanium and Delrin

For sale here is a Sage RPLX Graphite III 9' 11/12wt two-handed rod finished out beautifully by Gary Anderson of Anderson Custom Rods

Serial number SS10198

Sam Carlson Thomas Rod Co. One-Piece Bamboo Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5 Salmon and Steelhead Rods bamboo fly rod measuring 2For sale here is a one piece hexagonal bamboo rod built by Sam Carlson in the late 1950s after he purchased the Thomas Rod Company. This rod is next to impossible to find and possibly is the only one that exists. The script on the rod reads "Thomas Rod Co. #1103 5 1 2". This rod has all of the trademarks of Sam's rods, including burgundy wraps with offset red and black staggered wraps, medium flamed cane and a high gloss varnish. It is as straight as