Jim Reams Bamboo Fly Rod 8’6’’ 2/2 #4/5

Jim Reams Bamboo Fly Rod 8’6’’ 2/2 #4/5A nice Jim Reams bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 . Hollow built, serial #32915. 4. 3 oucnes. Mint condition. DF action. Tan color cane with a two up spiral node pattern. Varnished rod with light brown wraps with black edges. The semi truncated swiss ferrules are oxidized. The half wells grip is 6 1 4" long with a hidden pocket cap. The uplocking slide band seat spacer looks like a stabilized wood burl. The ring and base plate

The 3-piece configuration makes this rod very easily transportable

Most of the original leading on the reel has worn away

50" (38mm)

Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with "Ron Kusse Maker" engraved on the butt cap

An excellent little Hardy Sovereign reel

Size 15/64 ferrules with a great fit

and the frame is gold colored with the typical black spool

For sale here is a fine example of a 3 1/2" leaded reel made by David Slater

mostly soft-hackle with some older style winged wet flies and a few small Salmon fly style tied with jungle cock

A 1920's reel with most of the leading worn off

Squared truncated step ferrules

The reel is in excellent original condition with two small cracks in the hard rubber