Hardy Bros. Fibalite Fiberglass Rod 8' 6wt 5' although he applied red tipping

although he applied red tipping to the wraps instead of the original green as noted in the Thomas ledger

The nickel silver rim tension screw was recently replaced by Bill Archuleta and works perfectly

The foot is full length and unmolested

For sale here we have a beautiful rod from Japanese maker Kanjiro Nakao - an 8'6" 2/2 5wt hollow-built bamboo rod

The script on the rod was inked by Jack Young

Hardy Bros. Fibalite Fiberglass Rod 8' 6wt 5' although he applied red tippingFor sale here is a Hardy Bros. Fibalite fiberglass fly rod. 8 feet for a 6 weight line. The rod and bag are in completely original and mint condition. Orange silks, spigot ferrule, hook keeper, up locking alloy reel seat with rubber button over a bakelite spacer. Ferrule plug. Made in September 1975.