Marty Karstetter Hollow-Built Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #5 8' noted tier and co-author of

noted tier and co-author of the classic book Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies as well as the famous Thunder Creek patterns

Very good original condition

reel seat with a mahogany spacer and oxidized cap & ring

The varnish is typical of the period

Handsome largely swelled butt

Marty Karstetter Hollow-Built Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #5 8' noted tier and co-author ofFor sale here is a Marty Karstetter Hollow Built Bamboo Rod 8'6 2 2 5wt. The rod is in excellent used condition. Brown silks against moderately tempered cane. Agate stripping guide. Modified full wells grip, slightly soiled from use but would clean up smartly if desired (no ridging present). Oxidized cap and ring reel seat over a fine wood spacer. "Marty Karstetter Maker" engraved on butt cap with a bit of bluing loss. Swiss style truncated ferrules,