The tips are mirrored in my usual fashion
This reel comes packed in an original brown leather drawstring bag and the spare spool comes in a non-original T&T suede-and-canvas bag
The rod is powerful and has the ability to reach out for long casts
The 6" grip is shaped to a blunt western profile with a hidden pocket cap
This Champion tube is the same tube Paul Young used and these two local makers were known to do business frequently
FE Thomas Browntone Streamer Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/3 #6 7 Weight The tips are mirrored inAn FE Thomas Browntone Streamer bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 3 tip, and built for a #6 line. The original owner of the rod was Edgar B. McKay, a teacher and environmental educator from Maine. Both of the Streamer rods he owned were made in 1947, the first year he began teaching at UMaine. One original tip is 1 3 4 short, and one tip was an extra made by Jim Schaaf. "EF 109" is stamped on the butt cap. The rod weighs 5 ounces on my scale. Medium fast