Darryl Whitehead Fly Rod 6' 1/1 #2/3 1 Weight both fresh and salt water

both fresh and salt water

A Gary Lacey 8' 3-piece rod with 2 tips and built for a #5 line

serial #10

"40M-6" lettered on the shaft in the usual precise script

Bright unoxidized front grip check

Darryl Whitehead Fly Rod 6' 1/1 #2/3 1 Weight both fresh and salt waterA unique Darryl Whitehead, 6', 1 piece rod for a #2 or #3 line, the only 1 piece that he has made to date. Mortised ivory slide band, cap and ring seat. Cap and ring engraved by master engraver Paolo Barbetti. On the bottom of the cap "D. Whitehead, Maker, #33, 1991" is engraved. Narrow cork bands comprise the grip, which is shaped to a slim cigar. Straw colored cane with a spiral node pattern. Light yellow wraps are almost clear when varnished, and