FE Thomas Special Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6/7 Salmon and Steelhead Rods Halstead made all of Gillum's

Halstead made all of Gillum's fittings

For sale here is a scarce Abercrombie & Fitch catalog from 1922

This rod has an up-locking screw-lock reel seat with Payne's standard Spanish cedar spacer

For sale here we have a fine bamboo rod made by the team of Tom Chin & Rouel Herico of California -- 7'1" 2/2 5wt

FE Thomas Special Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6/7 Salmon and Steelhead Rods Halstead made all of Gillum'sA F. E. Thomas Special bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #6 or #7 line. D. F. action. Serial number FE83. The rod weighs 5. 0 ounces on my scale. Lawn cast only condition, with no ferrule wrap cracking and no grip soiling whatsoever. There is a bit of varnish worn out at the heavy wire reverse twist snakes and some brassing to the interior top taper, but that's about it. Blonde cane with brown main wraps and no edge