Bob Clay Penta Bamboo Fly Rod 11' 3/2 #5/6

Bob Clay Penta Bamboo Fly Rod 11' 3/2 #5/6A nice Bob Clay (Riverwatch) "Dean's Skeena" model fly rod, 11', 3 piece, 2 tips, built for a #5 6 spey line. Mint, unfished. Pentagonal design, Bob's speciality. This is a carbon fiber ferrule model which allows for easy assembly and disassembly, and keeps the rod lightweight. The rod data is inked on the butt including the serial number "16429". Medium full flexing action which you can feel well down into the cork and which should work nicely with a

All full length and with very delicate tips

The ferrules are 11/64 and 14/64 and the ferrule fit is excellent

The rod is darkly flamed and stunning in appearance

The rod features a vintage yellow blank with matching wraps giving the rod a clean look

This amusing and short book related the misadventures of a dry fly obsessed fisherman who lost his "Spinoza" rod overboard on the first day of his honeymoon at a remote Maine lodge

A superb Gary Howells fly rod 8'6"

Overall the reel is in very good condition cosmetically with no cracks to the hard rubber

Striking red silks with black tips

The spool (and frame) are heavily ported to reduce weight without compromising structural integrity

Rarely seen all cork grip

Capacity is a 3wt line plus 25 yds

The reel shows considerable paint loss and one crack in the frame