RK Bolt Bamboo Fly Rod 8'6" 2/2 #6

A nice RK Bolt bamboo fly rod, 8'6", 2-piece, 2-tip, built for a #6 line. 4 3/8 ounces inscribed on the rod but it weighs only 4 ounces on my scale. Serial #0505 which dates to 2004. Good used condition with only very minor scratches and a bit of hand soiling to the grip. Two opposed node pattern and medium oven temper witnessed by the darker nodes. Excellent varnish that is in the upper tier of what is out there today. Wrapped brown with yellow edges, carbide stripper, and chrome guides and tip-tops. On the slower side of a medium action with good ferrule fits with straight sections. The grip is 6 1/2" long and cut to a full wells style. The seat is a hidden pocket uplocking screwlock of polished aluminum with "R.K. Bolt, Rodmaker" stamped into the nut. The wood filler is an attractive quartersawn varnished piece of Zebra wood. The rod packs into a red cloth bag and a gray frost coat aluminum tube with the original data sticker.