Thomas & Thomas Limestoner Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #4 Gary Siemer published in The New Yorker

published in The New Yorker magazine in 1987

I'm sure it would hold one weight either way just as well

The book comes with a Spinoza Rod Company book plate in the front

one of only a few known to exist

For sale here is a bamboo rod made by Bill Taylor - an eight foot hollow-built hex rod for a four or five weight line

Thomas & Thomas Limestoner Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #4 Gary Siemer published in The New YorkerFor sale here is a Thomas and Thomas Limestoner 8' 2 2 4wt. The Limestoner tapers are very popular 4 weight rods and this one is in near mint condition, probably never fished. The T&T wraps, in a certain period of production, had an issue with "frosting" underneath the wraps. This happened whether the rod was fished hard or remained in the tube since it was made. You can see this phenomenon in some of my photos of the wraps. It happened near the guide