FE Thomas Special Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #4/5 4-Piece Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action with

Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action with plenty of power in the butt

The side plates are made of delrin and the rings are highly polished aluminum

Sweetgrass began numbering rods at 1000

Reels like this were always my favorite and a little extra drag can be applied with your thumb on the inside of the spool

FE Thomas Special Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #4/5 4-Piece Terrific medium-fast dry-fly action withFor sale here is a FE Thomas "Special" bamboo rod 8' 3 2 for a four or five weight line. Serial No. 1 within a circle. Made in 1921. The rod is in very good + condition with some issues. The varnish is beginning to alligator throughout the butt and mid sections. One of the tip sections is not original and was made at a later date, it is a much lighter color. The original tip was likely re wrapped at the same time. The un original tip is 1 2 oz.