Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8´ 2/2 #5 2-piece Dutch made - serial number

Dutch made - serial number 1015

for catalog photos and maybe a top executive or two

1 oz and the reel foot measures 2

Still a very nice and tight Dingley Perfect trout reel that should see many more years on the stream

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8´ 2/2 #5 2-piece Dutch made - serial numberA Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #5910. The rod weighs 4 ounces. Medium slowish action. The rod shows some signs of having been fished, with some odds and ends of stuff stuck to the varnish but that should clean off. The ferrules are tight and the rod is straight. I could find no damage or issues with the cane. The rod is oven tempered with darker nodes in a two opposed node pattern. The main wraps are