Mario Wojnicki Prototype Fly Rod 8'1" 2/1 #5/6

Mario Wojnicki Prototype Fly Rod 8'1" 2/1 #5/6A nice Mario Wojnicki fly rod, 8' 1", 2 piece, 1 tip, 5 strip staggered ferrule prototype. 3. 8 oz. Lettered "262V. 6. 92". The butt is 52" long and the tip 46" with no ferrule convention (a ferrule convention is where rod sections are slightly longer to make up for what is lost on rod assembly e. g., with no ferrule convention and a male slide that is 1 2" long the same 1 2" is lost on assembly). Fast action for a #5 or #6 line (I would probably use

The tip section has a slight set and there is one very small hook dig in the mid section

Serial number E41850

The script remains clean and bold as well as the varnish

Payne catalogs have this model listed as a 226

Diameter is 4" with a spool width of 1"

Holdfast logo and stamped serial number on foot which I'm pretty sure means it was made in Croydon and not by another reel maker

George 3 3/8" fly reel with two-screw latch

duplicated Mk2 check

We're lucky to have two of these fine Hardy St George Junior reels that Hardy reissued approximately ten years ago

White-Wickham etc

The varnished Spanish cedar reel seat steps up to the rear cork

carbide stripper