FE Thomas Special Streamer Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6/7

FE Thomas Special Streamer Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6/7For sale here is a FE Thomas Special Streamer Bamboo Rod 8'6 3 2 for a 6 7 weight. Serial #H385 is listed in the 1941 Thomas ledger as a 8 1 2' Thomas Special, Streamer taper, with Hardy style locking seat, Payne style grip, Dark Brown silk tipped with Green, and weighs 5 3 8 oz. It was completed on 9 16 1941, and delivered to Marshall Field on 3 16 1943. Ferrules are 11 64 and 18 64. Fixed hook keeper. The rod was refinished by Jim Schaaf in 1997 and

Near mint condition with original pouch

Bright nickel silver uplocking reel seat over a cherry wood spacer

Pieces - 5 (2 tip sections)

The reel has never been lined and remains in like-new condition

For sale here is a HL Leonard Model 39H bamboo rod from the mid-70s (Simroe-era)

The original smooth brass foot has been filed/shortened extensively

the nagging difficulties of the logging industry and the Riparian Association

very nice audible click incoming

Urethane varnish is very nicely done

You can use the palming rim or the standard S-handle arm

The male ferrule on the short tip shows no sign of damage

Leonard Model 66 fly rod