Marc Aroner Spring Creek Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #5 M

Marc Aroner Spring Creek Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #5 MA Marc Aroner Spring Creek bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. 4. 4 ounces. Mint condition. These "M" medium rods have slightly heavier tips and reduced mids and butts for a more moderate action. The cane is blonde with small pressed nodes done in a three up pattern. Olive main wraps with red edges and a #5 perfection stripper and black HSS snake guides. Mirrored tips. The varnish is like glass. The ferrules are pot belly

The reels are housed in a felt lined curly maple case

unwieldy tapers

The reel can be changed to RHW for an extra fee of $50

short or replaced on this circa 1910 reel

I've cleaned and re-lubed the reel

The grip shape is a rather unique modified reverse half wells with mild soiling

This salmon rod was refinished by Sam Carlson in 1963 and again in 1989 as noted by an inscription inked on the butt section just above the grip

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

two separate sets of jaws and more

The rod features moderately tempered cane with transparent amber colored wraps

The reel's diameter is 3 3/8" but the spool width is more narrow than the Model 500

Agate stripper and chrome guides and tip-tops