Vardanis, Alex – 8' 0" 5wt 50DF

For your consideration is an Alex Vardanis 8' 0" "modified 50DF" bamboo fly rod built with nodeless construction. This is an 8' 0" three-piece for a 5 weight line weighing 4.95 ounces. New with plastic on the grip.

This consists of light tempered cane with amber orange wraps tipped with an ivory cream – a very handsome combination. The grip measures 5 5/8 inches with cap and ring over an ebony spacer. In my hand, the action is medium fast. Comes in a hex case with a leather strap closure.

Alex has had two strokes. He told me to not feel sorry for him, "Memory therapy helped me remember the names of my childhood friends growing up in Greece!" There is minor chatter in the blank of the mid section and a few minor rough spots in the varnish. These minor blemishes appear in a few of his rods after his first stroke. But his tapers continued to be accurate. A nice rod from this London, Ontario builder.