Thomas & Thomas Montana Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #7

Thomas & Thomas Montana Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #7For sale here is an early Thomas & Thomas Montana 8'6" 2 2 7wt bamboo rod from their Individualist Series, T&T's highest grade of rods. Serial no. 2494. The rod is in excellent original condition. All sections are full length and straight. The rod features mildly heat tempered impregnated cane with translucent caramel colored wraps and cinnamon tipping at the winding check, ferrules, and tip tops. Blued guides and ferrules. The elegant Tom Maxwell

3 inch diameter including pillars

cork skeleton reel seat with a neat walnut rear cork check and walnut end cap to keep the two black anodized aluminum rings on the mortised cork seat (very nice touch with this

Red wraps with black edges

Burgundy silk wraps with three Thomas-style wind-aways at keeper and male ferrules

"Dickerson hand made"

Medium fast

Chestnut colored flamed and tempered bamboo with a hand-pressed Payne-style node pattern

The full wells grip measures 6 1/4" in length with moderate soiling

Includes the original bag with leather tab and tube with fine brass fittings

It's exceedingly difficult to find this model in original

The rod remains in original near mint condition with some very light wear around the butt cap

An excellent item for a collector