Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod 4-piece The cork is only very

The cork is only very lightly soiled and in excellent shape

For sale here is a one-piece hexagonal bamboo rod built by Sam Carlson in the late 1950s after he purchased the Thomas Rod Company

Excellent+ used condition

The step ferrules are oxidized and the female ferrule has a tiny roller die stamp of "Kusse" in an oval cartouche

Handsome EC Powell style grip with some extremely light handling marks

Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod 4-piece The cork is only veryFor sale here is a very nice Heddon in a very usable size. This is a Heddon #8 in the 8' 3 2 configuration for a 5wt line. This is the sought after 1 1 2 ferrule size model. The rod is in extremely nice shape and still retains the "Spiros San Fransisco" label from the store where it was sold, a very nice casting all around rod. There is a very minor click in the first ferrule from wood shrinkage as the rod spent a number of years in Colorado's dry