Walt Carpenter Browntone Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4/5 Granger / Wright & McGill Nickel silver cap and ring

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured mortised wood spacer

with "MacMonies"

founder of Trout Unlimited

with the only exception being that the waisted foot has some bending at either end (I suspect that it could be bent back in careful hands)

perfect for Western waters or throwing large green drakes on the Delaware

Walt Carpenter Browntone Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #4/5 Granger / Wright & McGill Nickel silver cap and ringA nice Walt Carpenter Browntone bamboo fly rod, 8, 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a DT #4 5 line. The rod was made in 1995 and weighs 4. 3 ounces. Medium full flexing rod. The rod tube data sticker suggests a triangle taper line for this rod. It has the typical Browntone flamed cane and is done in a three up node pattern. The rod has seen very little use, with almost no hand soiling to the grip and little brassing to the snake guides. There are two