RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #7

RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #7A superb RL Winston fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, built for a #7 line. Serial #3852 which puts the date of manufacture as September of 2006 and likely one of the last rods from the Glenn Brackett period. 5 ounces according to my scale, slightly above the 4 5 8 ounces listed on the rod. The rod condition is completely mint. The action is medium. Oven tempered wheat straw color cane in three up node pattern construction. Excellent top shelf varnish.

While visiting a friend's house in the late 1990's I was given a copy of "The Wedding Gift" for bedtime reading

A must-have for any bamboo rod user or collector

Impregnated cane with chestnut brown silks and amber tipping

Original bag and tube and aftermarket canvas tube protector

Someone had engraved what appears to be some sort of serial number on the reel seat where the reel foot sits (see photos)

with diameters of 3 1/4" (Model 0) and 3 1/2" (Model 150)

Ordering a new rod entails a very long wait time

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This the "Holbrook" model

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05 oz and the action is medium fast with a slightly parabolic feel