RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #7 8 Petersburg in 1950 shortly after

Petersburg in 1950 shortly after the move from Brooklyn

Black aluminum down-locking reel seat over a mortised cork spacer

The reel is in excellent condition with a few very minor nicks on the rim of the spool

There is a bit of adhesive label residue that could easily be removed as well as a label still attached

The spool rotates freely from the crank

RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #7 8 Petersburg in 1950 shortly afterA superb RL Winston fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, built for a #7 line. Serial #3852 which puts the date of manufacture as September of 2006 and likely one of the last rods from the Glenn Brackett period. 5 ounces according to my scale, slightly above the 4 5 8 ounces listed on the rod. The rod condition is completely mint. The action is medium. Oven tempered wheat straw color cane in three up node pattern construction. Excellent top shelf varnish.