Sweetgrass Bamboo Fly Rod 6'3" 1/1 #3 8'2" and possessing the backbone required

and possessing the backbone required to toss flies a good distance into a headwind

An excerpt from page 278 of Trout Fishing in the Catskills by Ed Van Put follows

"Frank Farnum"

Bright truncated Swiss-style ferrules

The spool is ventilated on both sides and the faceplate on the crank side is also ventilated

Sweetgrass Bamboo Fly Rod 6'3" 1/1 #3 8'2" and possessing the backbone requiredA Sweetgrass Mantra model penta bamboo fly rod, 6'3", 1 piece, and built for a #3 line. Serial #19 037. Mint or perhaps lawn case only. Medium fast action. Pentagonal construction. 2. 5 ounces. Very light wheatstraw color cane done in a two up node pattern. The rod shaft is matte and may have an oil finish. The owner's name is inscribed along with "JR Mantra". The rod is wrapped brown with black edges at the keeper and tip top. The upper 1 4" in the