Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 3/2 3wt bamboo rod (paper on grip) 9'2" The perfect light salmon/steelhead reel

The perfect light salmon/steelhead reel

A micro ferrule is used for the top joint and a truncated ferrule for the butt mid-joint

Inside are a number of exquisite color plates of flies devised by Major John Traherne and tied by Schmookler himself

The case and contents are in near mint condition and appear to have been used very little if ever

See here for a link to a comparable sale from a number of years ago

Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 3/2 3wt bamboo rod (paper on grip) 9'2" The perfect light salmon/steelhead reelFor sale here is a like new Walt Carpenter Browntone 6'3 3 2 3wt bamboo rod. This unique rod comes from the personal collection of Carmine Lisella of the Jordan Mills Rod Co. It remains unused with the paper wrapping still covering the grip. There are two minor handling marks to the rod, one on the mid female ferrule (tiny nick to the bluing), and a very small nick in the varnish on the butt section. This is a rare configuration and the perfect pack