Thomas & Thomas Montana Rod 8' 2/2 #6 2-piece The ferrules are wrapped all

The ferrules are wrapped all the way to the welts

For sale here is a very scarce Diamondblack "Diamondglass" fly rod -- 8' 3-piece rod for a 5 weight line

The 8" Para 15 entry weighed 4

High-gloss black anodized finish

I've also learned that the rod was made for Gillum's neighbor in exchange for television repairs (costly back then

Thomas & Thomas Montana Rod 8' 2/2 #6 2-piece The ferrules are wrapped allA nice Thomas and Thomas "Montana" model fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tips, for a #6 line. Serial #3626. Impregnated model. Weighs 5. 2 ounces on my scale. A nice medium fast action. Medium dark wheat straw oven tempered cane with slightly darker nodes in a 3 up pattern. One set of nodes is within 3" of one another on the butt section. The wraps are a very light tan, almost transparent in color with light brown edges (there is some very minor cosmetic