Fred Kretchman Bamboo Fly Rod 6'6" 3/2 #3 6'9" The Ferrule fits are good

The Ferrule fits are good and the rod is pin straight

The drag is adjusted by a lever on the backplate with ten positions

For sale here is a Cross Double Built bamboo rod

Right or left hand retrieve with a neutral bias

This one appears on Page 64-65 of Volume 2

Fred Kretchman Bamboo Fly Rod 6'6" 3/2 #3 6'9" The Ferrule fits are goodA nice Fred Kretchman bamboo fly rod, 6'6", 3 piece, 2 tips, and built for a #3 line. Serial #00 66 04. The rod weighs 3 ounces on my scale. Mint condition. Nice medium fast action that is still semi full flexing and which benefits the action of a short rod. Light flame cane in a three up pattern in the butt. The wraps are brown with yellow edges and an extra band of red at the keeper and the ferrules. The stripping guide is a red agate in an oxidized