A nice Thomas and Thomas bamboo salmon rod, 9'6", 3-piece, 2-tips and built for a #9 line. Serial #3743. The rod weighs 8.2 ounces on my scale. Powerful medium-slow action. Excellent lightly used original condition. Impregnated model. Light wheatstraw cane done in a three up node pattern. The original owner's name is inked on the shaft as are the rod specifications. Dark maroon wraps that have a matte finish to them. Two carbide strippers with chrome guides throughout and chrome tip-tops. Bright ferrules that have the T&T logo stamped at the top of the females just below the shoulder. 7" grip shaped to a western profile with mild hand soiling. The reel seat is a nickel silver uplocking slide band (the slide band has "Thomas and Thomas, Makers" stamped into it) over a varnished and mortised wood spacer. The bottom of the seat is provisioned with a female ferrule to accommodate the accompanying fighting butt, which is 5" long (measured to the button) with 4 1/2" of it being cork, 1/2" being a nickel silver ring with the makers stamp, and ending in a red rubber button. The rod packs into a tan cloth bag and the original tube with brass hardware, however the collar on the top is split and slides off the tube (a little glue should keep it on). The bottom of the tube also screws off to reveal a compartment for the fighting butt.
