Darryl Whitehead 7' 2/2 #3 8'3" until the rod is finished

until the rod is finished

There is some wear to oxidation at the bottom of cap (pictured) and some general edge wear or brassing at other places

Flamed rod shaft wrapped in brown with black edges and extra apricot and black edges at ferrules and keeper

for grilse or light salmon

It is wrapped in olive with red tipping

Darryl Whitehead 7' 2/2 #3 8'3" until the rod is finishedA 7' Darryl Whitehead 2 piece, 2 tip rod, serial #79. Darryl really pulled out all the stops on this one. The action is a medium fast #3, a clone of the Thomas Fairy taper. Perfect varnish. Full engraving treatment, agate stripper and leather rod tube. First the grip, western style with 1 4" high quality corks. The reel seat is a cap and ring slide band with a gunstock quality mortised Circassian walnut insert. Both the cap and ring are fully engraved