Hawes 8'6" 3/2 #5 Bamboo Rod 8'9" and a 12th edition copy

and a 12th edition copy of John Taintor Foote's classic work "The Wedding Gift"

Cigar grip 5 5/8" in length with only light handling marks

For sale here is a Peerless 3A fly reel

Transparent copper colored wraps with Chinese red tipping

The action is on the faster side of medium-fast - very smooth and swift with a wonderful balance of authority and finesse

Hawes 8'6" 3/2 #5 Bamboo Rod 8'9" and a 12th edition copyFor sale here is a Hawes bamboo fly rod. Eight and a half feet in length, three sections with two tips. The rod weighs 4 1 4 oz and casts a five weight line nicely. The rod is in excellent restored condition. Very clean cane work. The cane is a blonde straw color though the mid section is much darker. Oil matte finish with bright red silks and full intermediates. Reverse twist guides, quite small to accommodate the use of a silk line. Cigar grip 4 3