Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" The grip is a slim

The grip is a slim cigar profile of 5 1/2' (11 corks) and is tapered to a square at the keeper wrap

Bakelite checks with a similar accent at the butt cap

Leonard Rod Company and on his own

For sale here is a fly reel from the bench of Hans Wurm

and has only been lawn cast at the CFFCM's recent rodmakers' gathering

Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" The grip is a slimUPDATE: One of Alex's rods came in first in the accuracy category and second overall in the rod challenge at the 2012 Catskill Rodmakers' Gathering. This rod is from the bench of Alex Vardanis. It was fished by the maker on a few occasions and shows minor wear on the reel seat spacer. Alex is known for his nodeless rod construction similar to the method used by Bernard Ramanauskas of Eden Cane. This rod is Alex's rendition of Don Andersen's four