Marc Aroner Hunt Pattern Fly Rod 6’ 3/2 #3 7'6" SPECIAL Bangor

SPECIAL Bangor

Ernest Herbert "Polly" Rosborough (1902-1997)

The reel also features an exposed spool rim for palming / manual brake control

The foot has some mounting marks but the frame and spool are perfectly clean

Taken altogether I suspect this rod may have been put together from odds and ends and leftovers lying around the Payne shop

Marc Aroner Hunt Pattern Fly Rod 6’ 3/2 #3 7'6" SPECIAL BangorA Marc Aroner Hunt Pattern bamboo fly rod, 6', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 line. Mint condition. 2. 7 ounces. This rod is mint, and appears to have never even been lawn cast. I built this rod around 1995. It has a fast DF action for super tight accurate loops on small streams. Flamed cane with hand pressed three up nodes. The wraps are May Rose which looks almost like a garnet color against the flamed cane, and have orange edges and an extra