Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" The butt cap is engraved

The butt cap is engraved "Tufts and Batson 1504"

For sale here is a fly reel from the bench of Hans Wurm

The rod features full intermediates

The reel has many characteristics of the Hardy Brass Face Perfect of course

Weight 4 3/4 oz

Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" The butt cap is engravedUPDATE: One of Alex's rods came in first in the accuracy category and second overall in the rod challenge at the 2012 Catskill Rodmakers' Gathering. This rod is from the bench of Alex Vardanis. It was fished by the maker on a few occasions and shows minor wear on the reel seat spacer. Alex is known for his nodeless rod construction similar to the method used by Bernard Ramanauskas of Eden Cane. This rod is Alex's rendition of Don Andersen's four