Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'3" A nice Jim Reams fly

A nice Jim Reams fly rod

As you can tell by the serial number of this one

Dark red agate in good order

The Swiss-style ferrules are size 7/64

made in 1957

Gary Howells Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'3" A nice Jim Reams flyA nice Gary Howells bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #4708, dating this to 1981. The rod weighs 4 ounces on my scale. Used but good condition, with some light soiling to the grip and some cosmetic casting cracks to the ferrule wraps. Medium action. Excellent varnish. Three up node pattern with oven tempered cane. The main wraps are color preserved brown with yellow edges. SRMC carbide stripper and chrome snakes and