Pinky Gillum 7'6" 2/2 #5 Trout Rod

Pinky Gillum 7'6" 2/2 #5 Trout RodFor sale here is a supremely well preserved and very scarce Pinky Gillum trout rod. 76" for a 5 weight line. Serial No. I 766. Excellent+++ condition. The rod weighs 3. 6 oz. with 13 64 ferrules and 5 64 tip tops. Black wraps, resorcinol glue, Super Z ferrules, mahogany spacer, stamped uplocking ring. No ridging to the grip. Original bag and tube with nicely preserved label with all details legible. Wonderful casting medium fast rod with a 5wt.

whose named is laser-etched on the outer surface

who finished out the rod

The reel weighs 20 1/2 oz

Gold wraps

One of the tips is shorter by 1/4" and the tip top silks appear a bit darker than the other tip-top silks

A Diamond Jubilee is generally a celebration held to mark a 75th anniversary

Aluminum cap and ring reel seat over a mortised walnut spacer

Patented nickel silver uplocking reel seat

and the ebonite knob coming from the original Vom Hofe workshop stock

by the Booboys of Sweetgrass Rods

Keeper is 1 flat left

Serial #A 42740