Darryl Whitehead Bamboo Fly Rod 6'6" 2/2 #5 Gary Siemer It was made for throwing

It was made for throwing WF8 lines according to the 1951 Payne catalog

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Darryl Whitehead Bamboo Fly Rod 6'6" 2/2 #5 Gary Siemer It was made for throwingA Darryl Whitehead bamboo fly rod, 6'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, built for what feels to me like a #5. Serial #26 with a manufacture date of 1990. Semi full flexing but fairly stiff action. 4. 1 ounces. Lawn cast only condition. The cane is a light wheatstraw color done in a spiral node pattern. The main winds are transparent light yellow with cinnamon edges and extra edges at the keeper, ferrules, and tip tops. The ferrule wraps are dark brown. Flawless