FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5 2-piece Black sideplates and drag adjuster

Black sideplates and drag adjuster

The grip corks are 1/4" and wrapped in plastic

Red agate stripper and chrome snake guides

Made in 1964

FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5 2-piece Black sideplates and drag adjusterAn F. E. Thomas Mahogany bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels to me like a #4 or #5 line. Serial #30. Very fine tips with a wet fly action. Dark oven temper cane with darker nodes. Brown wraps with an agate stripper. Reverse twist snake guides. Ferrules and seat hardware are anodized jet black. The varnish is good with a few chips here and there. There is a bit of excess varnish flowing off the wraps (was it given a possible