R.L. Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 3-Piece The modified full wells grip

The modified full wells grip is quite curvy and fits the hand very well

The seat operates smoothly

one black intermediate at the 15" mark

The spool is in very good condition with more evidence of use than the spool on the reel

R.L. Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 3-Piece The modified full wells gripFor sale here is a R. L. Winston 8' 5wt 2 2 bamboo fly rod. Serial #2298 made by Glenn Brackett. The owner of the rod informed me: My old friend Claude Batault (who worked with Charles Ritz and Winston on designs) let me try his taper executed by Winston in the 1960s. Anyway, Glenn Brackett made this straight line taper for me in the late 1980s. The rod is in excellent overall condition. All sections are full length and straight. Champagne colored