Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 11' cloth slip-case

cloth slip-case

5 weight rod

A classic American made fly reel and a very fine example

For sale here is a Folsom Arms catalog in excellent condition from 1932

EC Powell-style grip

Bill Blackburn Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #4 11' cloth slip-caseA Bill Blackburn hollowbuilt bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #2616. The rod weighs 3. 7 ounces on my scale. Serial #2616. Mint condition. Medium slow action and the rod flexes down into the grip. Light blonde cane done in a two opposed node pattern in a LH spiral. The main wraps are tan with small black edges at the keeper and ferrules. The step ferrules are oxidized jet black. The rod has a light coat of varnish