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A nice Mike Clark (South Creek Limited) bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 2-piece, 2-tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #06906. 4.1 ounces. This is the John Gierach Signature model, the product of Mike and John's long friendship and collaboration. Mint condition, perhaps lawn cast at most. Pleasing medium fast action. The cane is lightly flamed and the nodes are arranged in a spiral configuration. The guide wraps are brown with yellow edges. The intermediate wraps are black. The stripper is a banded agate and the swiss style ferrules are oxidized. The grip is 6 1/2" in length and shaped to a blunt cigar profile consisting of 1/4" corks. The slide band seat is a west coast maple burl flatted to accommodate a reel foot. The cap and ring are engraved and sport a rope knurl. The initials "TWO" are engraved on the bottom of the butt cap. The cap, ring, and rear cork check are all oxidized. The rod bag is blue cloth and the rod tube is black crackle painted with brass fittings and Mike's data sticker.