Lyle Dickerson Model 8013 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #5

Lyle Dickerson Model 8013 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #5For sale here is an original Lyle Dickerson Model 8013 bamboo rod. 8', 2 2 for a 5 weight line. Built in 1948. Excellent+ condition. All sections are full length. No prior repairs are evident. There were 121 of the 8013 model rods built and 32 known to exist when the Dickerson book was published. The rod weighs 4 3 8 oz. Payne style grip with down locking hardware and walnut insert. Gold silk thread wraps with black edging. Oxidized nickel silver

For sale here is an Alan Kube 8' 5wt bamboo rod - his rendition of the Payne Model 102

This is reel number 35 of the 100 reels made in this series

and black edges

The rod and original bag is housed in its original leather Hardy rod tube

Godfrey's most popular reels

gold anodized up-locking seat over walnut

The tube includes its original paper label

From Jeff's website: "A very versatile rod with the ability to cast either DT-4 or DT-5 with equal facility

While it's listed as a #6 it also casts a #5 beautifully

The reel is in near mint unfished condition

quite nice considering the amount of use it must have seen throughout Roy's long years of fly tying

early in the history of Charlton Reels from 1994-96