Jenkins GA80-56 Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'1" Chestnut wraps with gold tipping

Chestnut wraps with gold tipping over handsomely tempered cane

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a walnut burl spacer

and it has a smooth brass foot and the early horseshoe latch

Brown handle which spins freely

Jenkins GA80-56 Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'1" Chestnut wraps with gold tippingA nice CW Jenkins bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #GA80 56. Weighs 4. 1 ounces. Full flexing action based on a Garrison taper. Wheatstraw color cane done in a three up node pattern. Near mint condition, no soiling to the grip and just the faintest hint of brassing to the inner snake guides. The wraps are brown with yellow edges and an extra band of purple at the keeper and male ferrule. The swiss style ferrules are