Sweetgrass Fly Rod 8'3" 2/2 #5 Penta 6'9" Serial number 12802 built in

Serial number 12802 built in April of 1952 by George Reid and Cal Skinner

This reel was sold in the 1950's by Wallace Doak

Pre-1908 reel owing to the lack of a serial number

beautiful varnish and great attention to design detail

The seat is beautifully engraved by Paulo Barbetti featuring the serial number as well as maker seated in a leaf pattern

Sweetgrass Fly Rod 8'3" 2/2 #5 Penta 6'9" Serial number 12802 built inFor sale here is a Sweetgrass bamboo rod in like new condition 8'3 2 2 5wt. Five sided rod. Bright hardware, downlocking reel seat over gorgeous wood spacer, brillianly colored agate stripper, weighs 4 1 8 oz. Nice and powerful full working action. Original bag and tube. Hand crafted in Twin Bridges, Montana, their rods carry an unconditional warranty and will be around long after the builders have passed to the great waters on the other side.