An EC Powell semi-hollow fly rod, 9'6", 3-piece, 1-tip, built for what feels to me like a #6 line. Weighs 5.7 ounces on my scale. 2-opposed node construction with honey colored cane. Patent number #1932986 inked on the butt section along with the original owner's name. Darker, gold-colored wraps with standard single intermediate wraps throughout, and the wrap just above the grip having a lighter gold and black tipping. Medium, full-flexing action. Polished bright ferrules. The tip has a slight downstream set but the butt and mid are nice and straight. This rod likely had delamination issues, evidenced by the 4 1/2" clear wrap along the butt, and a longer almost 15" clear wrap along the middle portion of the mid. It appears to have been refinished after the clear wraps were added. Standard Powell-style grip with the bakelite reel
An EC Powell semi-hollow fly rod, 9'6, 3-piece, 1-tip, built for what feels to me like a #6 line. Weighs 5.7 ounces on my scale. 2-opposed node construction with honey colored cane. Patent number #1932986 inked on the butt section along with the original owner's name. Darker, gold-colored wraps with standard single intermediate wraps throughout, and the wrap just above the grip having a lighter gold and black tipping. Medium, full-flexing action. Polished bright ferrules. The tip has a slight downstream set but the butt and mid are nice and straight. This rod likely had delamination issues, evidenced by the 4 1/2 clear wrap along the butt, and a longer almost 15 clear wrap along the middle portion of the mid. It appears to have been refinished after the clear wraps were added. Standard Powell-style grip with the bakelite reel seat spacer and uplocking aluminum hardware with the EC Powell stamp on it. Comes in a SF-era Winston rod bag and aluminum tube (the cap is missing and a temporary plastic tube cap has been added). A nice fisher here for folks who want a long, light single-hander for large trout or light steelhead.
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A FLY ROD WITH A SOUL. The Bamboo Fishing Rods and Life of E.C. Powell, Angler. 4to Illus. [9 in. w. x 12 in. h.] Shelburne Falls: Little West Kill Press. 210
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