Featured_T&T, Garrison, Kusse, Leonard, Payne
Thomas & Thomas Sans Pareil, 8' 6" 4wt.
This is an 8' 6" 2/2 4wt with three original tips and full intermediates. The medium tempered cane is completed with thoughtful consideration to the aesthetics and relationship of the necessary wraps and full intermediates. The guides are wrapped in a transparent honey with black tipping. Finished in a deep chestnut brown are the intermediates, hook keeper and striping guide. Glass like varnish finish. An interpretive cigar style grip measures 6" in length tapering flush with the wood spacer— a T&T trademark of this era...
Everett Garrison - 7' 0" 5wt.
Garrison honey colored cane with transparent wraps at the guides and deep brown thread at the ferrules and winding check. Ferrule is size 12 with a perfect fit. Cap and ring with cork spacer. The action is on the medium side of medium-fast...
Ron Kusse - Mirrored Tips Model
This 7' 6" 5wt/6wt has mildly tempered cane with caramel wraps at the guides and chestnut brown wraps at the ferrules and hook keeper tipped with a deep crimson red. Wood grip measures 5 7/8" in length and continues through to...
H.L. Leonard - Model 39H
An early post-fire rod with a pre-fire taper from the Ted Simroe era. Proceeding the fire, the first three batches of blanks were developed with pre-fire tapers. This 7' 6" 2/2 5wt. consists of indicative straw colored cane with crimson red wraps...
E.F. Payne - Model 198
The Payne Model 198 is possibly one of the most sought out Payne models. This 7' 6" 3/2 rod throws a 4 and 5 weight line equally well taking on a slightly different personality with each. Cap and sliding band over Spanish cedar spacer...
