Jim Hidy Hollowbuilt Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5 6'10" The rod features darkly tempered

The rod features darkly tempered cane with transparent caramel wraps and bright guides

Down-locking aluminum reel seat over a koa wood spacer

The oxidized Swiss-style ferrules are size 9/64 and 14/64 with a perfect fit

87" (73mm)

and lack of a serial number (instituted in 1908)

Jim Hidy Hollowbuilt Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5 6'10" The rod features darkly temperedFor sale here is a Jim Hidy hollowbuilt bamboo rod. Eight feet six inches in length, three sections with two tips, made for a five weight fly line. Excellent+ condition. Jim's rods are hand planed, hollow built into the tips, and exhibit some of the best cane work of any rod being made today. Jim's tapers have been tested and tweaked over the years as he states, "in laboratory conditions" at the casting ponds of the Golden Gate Angling and Casting