Hardy Palakona Salmon Deluxe Bamboo Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #7

Hardy Palakona Salmon Deluxe Bamboo Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #7A Hardy Salmon Palakona Deluxe bamboo fly rod, 9'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #7 line. The rod weighs 7. 9 ounces on my scale. The rod appears to have been lawn cast. The rod is straight and the ferrule fits are good. The rod action is on the faster side. Wheatstraw oven tempered cane with slightly darker nodes in an approximate three up node pattern. Wraps are red with black edges and the snake guides are reverse twist chrome. The step

The reel has a neutral bias and can be fished right or left hand retrieve

The step ferrules have line up marks and top hat ferrule plugs

The reel seat is a burl walnut slide band with an oxidized cap and ring

~20 Large Trout Models and much fewer of the remaining two models

just usual fishing wear

Wrapped brown with gold and purple tipping at the keeper and male ferrules

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Winston San-Franscisco era fly rod

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Serial # 8931 and the patent date lettered on the rod

size 12/64" black aluminum ferrules with an excellent tight fit

In mint condition with box and pouch