Dana Gray -- Carlson Four Quad 8' 3/2 #5 Fly Rod 7'1" likely made in 1919

likely made in 1919

Reel seat is German silver/Argentine slide band over a very beautifully figured wood spacer

This in no way inhibits the function of the reel and is merely cosmetic

aluminum cap and ring slide-band seat with mahogany spacer

Great generational photos of the Powell family

Dana Gray -- Carlson Four Quad 8' 3/2 #5 Fly Rod 7'1" likely made in 1919For sale here is a rod you won't find on the resale market very often, a Carlson Four quad made by Dana Gray, owner of the Carlson Rod Company. Dana is at the top of the list of worldwide cane rod makers and it's well known that his waiting list for a new rod is ~ seven years. This rod has been fished but remains in excellent +++ condition. There is a tiny mark on the wood spacer and a few very slight marks on the surface of the varnish. You have to