Per Brandin Model 897-2 S/S "Mahogany" Bamboo Rod 8'9" 2/2 #7 7'9" The aluminum downlocking screw lock

The aluminum downlocking screw lock has a plug that pulls out to allow for a fighting butt stored in the bottom of the rod bag

one of their most popular series ever produced

03" spool width

Pot-belly ferrules with patent date

1 1/8" width

Per Brandin Model 897-2 S/S "Mahogany" Bamboo Rod 8'9" 2/2 #7 7'9" The aluminum downlocking screw lockFor sale here is a rarely seen Per Brandin hollowbuilt six strip (hex) bamboo rod 8'9" 2 2 for a WF7 line. Model 897 2 S S "Mahogany" built in 2013. The rod remains in mint condition with the exception of a very small mark in the wood spacer on the reel seat. From Per's website, "When I know I will be fishing dry flies or hitched wets, I love to fish a lighter #7 line. It is perfect as a grilse rod when you also have a good chance of hooking a larger