Walt Carpenter Browntone 6 1/2' 3wt Bamboo Rod 6 Weight Butternut slide band seat

Butternut slide band seat

The reel seat is a mortised red maple with spar varnish

Holden wrote what was for year considered the “bible”

Skeleton reel seat over a varnished Spanish cedar spacer

Paul French built most of his rods in the 90's and was greatly influenced at that time by Darryl Whitehead

Walt Carpenter Browntone 6 1/2' 3wt Bamboo Rod 6 Weight Butternut slide band seatFor sale here is a special order Walt Carpenter 6 1 2' Browntone bamboo rod. Two sections and two tips for a three weight line. The rod is in excellent++ original condition showing very little wear. All sections are full length and straight. The rod features beautiful moderately tempered cane with rich mahogany brown wraps and black tipping. Black, gold, and burgundy at the winding check and male ferrules. The tips are distinguished by one or two dots