Lyle Dickerson Model 861711-D Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5/6 5 Weight Nickel silver cap and ring

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a beautiful mortised buffalo horn spacer

The script is slightly worn as is the varnish covering it

Up lock screw lock with a dark colored wood insert

For sale here is an Orvis CFO III fly reel - the screwback model with three holes in the reel foot and no line guard

-Designed for hard-fighting saltwater species

Lyle Dickerson Model 861711-D Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5/6 5 Weight Nickel silver cap and ringFor sale here is an original Lyle Dickerson Model 861711 D bamboo rod. 8'6, 3 2 for a 5 6 weight line. Built in 1937. Excellent original condition. All sections are full length. No prior repairs are evident. There were 152 of the 861711 model rods built and 14 known to exist as of the time the Dickerson book was published. The rod weighs 4. 8 oz. Cigar grip with down locking hardware (8 threads per inch) and standard walnut insert. What makes this rod