Jim Reams Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 3 Weight (Line+ yards of backing): 7+275

(Line+ yards of backing): 7+275 20#  - 8+250 20#

Medium brown tone cane with the usual Payne node spacing

This 49-6 has honey color wraps on the guides and burgundy wraps on the ferrules

and bag with a wooden stiffener

Silver perforated foot

Jim Reams Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 3 Weight (Line+ yards of backing): 7+275A nice Jim Reams fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, built for #5 line. Serial #197. Shows signs of modest use. The grip has some modest discoloration due to hand oil. The rod's action is fairly fast. The bamboo is flamed in a three up node pattern, and the nodes are nice and small so careful attention was paid to hand pressing them. The stripper is a SRMC carbide and the black snake guides are Snake brand. The wraps appear to be an olive brown with black