Ed Houston Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8/9 New Arrival 75 ounces listed weight though

75 ounces listed weight though my scale has it closer to 4

Black-oxidized nickel silver ferrules

For sale here is a spare spool for the original Hardy Baby Bougle Lightweight fly reel in unused condition

5" diameter and 15 1/4 oz

Ed Houston Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8/9 New Arrival 75 ounces listed weight thoughA rare Ed Houston fly rod, 9'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #8 or #9 line. 6. 7 ounces. Powerful medium action. Excellent condition that may have been lawn cast only. Edwin Houston, the builder of this rod, was the shop foreman at the Thomas Rod Co, and this is the first of his rods that I have seen. The varnish is in excellent condition. Random node spacing in lightly flamed cane. The wraps are dark brown with green edges at the keeper, and male