Sweetgrass Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #5 (Octagonal Construction) Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" Craig Lynch has confirmed that

Craig Lynch has confirmed that this was Gary's personal rod and was noted in his production log

The rod is exactly nine feet long and the fact that every section is equal length lends credibility to this rod being originally made with the Halstead ferrule (typically the Halstead ferrules were 3/8" longer than the equivalent size Super Z)

stainless steel

The rod is deserving of a complete rewrap but is by no means necessary

just minor wear

Sweetgrass Fly Rod 7'9" 3/2 #5 (Octagonal Construction) Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" Craig Lynch has confirmed thatFor sale here is a very scarce Sweetgrass "Octi" bamboo rod made by Glenn Brackett. Glenn made very few of these rods, constructed using eight strips of bamboo rather than the typical six. The rods were made from start to finish by Glenn. Hollow fluted. This one is a 7'9" three piece rod with two tips for a five weight line. Mint unused condition with original bag and tube! Plastic wrap still on the grip. Full flexing action (you can even feel it into