Orvis Salmon 10' Bamboo Rod 8'8" A little background follows:

A little background follows:

and hook keeper

The blued step-down ferrules have a perfect fit

Further drag refinement is controlled by a preset “Range Set” knob

The grip likely has been replaced at some point as well

Orvis Salmon 10' Bamboo Rod 8'8" A little background follows:For sale here is an Orvis Salmon 10' 9wt 3 2 bamboo rod with detachable extension fighting butt. Serial #9450 made in 1950 by Cal Skinner. The rod is in excellent original condition with the exception of the mid section being down 1 3 8". The rod was repaired by Orvis most likely at the female ferrule. Orvis did an outstanding job as without the rod being down a bit one could never tell. Thread color matches perfectly. The rod features classic