Bob Summers Model 275 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 [SALE PENDING] 11' noted tier and co-author of

noted tier and co-author of the classic book Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies as well as the famous Thunder Creek patterns

while the pillars on earliest reels did not have bolstered pillars

For sale here is a T&T - Thomas and Thomas catalog from 1986

illustrated

Bob Summers Model 275 Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 [SALE PENDING] 11' noted tier and co-author ofA very nice Bob Summers Model 275 fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #6886. 3. 0 ounces. Light use with a bit of grip soiling. Flamed cane with two opposed nodes. Very nice varnish. Brown wraps with a carbide stripper and chrome guides. Medium action. The grip is 5 3 4" long and shaped to a medium cigar with a walnut wear lip and intro to the mortised cork seat. The reel is held in place by two black anodized aluminum