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A nice RL Winston bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2-piece, 2-tip built for a #4 line. Serial #2553. Glenn Bracket era rod. Pleasing medium fast action. Excellent, very lightly used condition, it certainly does not appear to have been fished much. Medium wheatstraw cane done in a three up node pattern construction. Very nice varnish throughout, with just one tiny cosmetic blemish on the varnish on the female ferrule which came from use. Honey colored wraps including the standard Winston overwrap on the ferrules with black tipping at the keeper, ferrules, and tip tops. Bronzed stripping guide and snakes with chrome tip tops. Medium lightly shaped cigar grip with an ever-so-slight flair at the heel, and the consignor noted to me that this grip was recently replaced by Glenn himself. The ferrule fits are good and the rod is nice and straight. Aluminum screwlock downlocking slide band seat with a pocket cap which has the RL Winston logo engraved on the bottom. The rod packs into a cream colored bag with the Winston logo, and a green crackle paint aluminum tube with brass fittings.