Darryl Whitehead Fly Rod 6' 1/1 #2/3 1 Weight Agate stripper guide

Agate stripper guide

"40M-6" lettered on the shaft in the usual precise script

A Gary Lacey 8' 3-piece rod with 2 tips and built for a #5 line

brassing to rear cork check

Dark walnut burl reel seat with only the barest hint of brassing to the cap

Darryl Whitehead Fly Rod 6' 1/1 #2/3 1 Weight Agate stripper guideA unique Darryl Whitehead, 6', 1 piece rod for a #2 or #3 line, the only 1 piece that he has made to date. Mortised ivory slide band, cap and ring seat. Cap and ring engraved by master engraver Paolo Barbetti. On the bottom of the cap "D. Whitehead, Maker, #33, 1991" is engraved. Narrow cork bands comprise the grip, which is shaped to a slim cigar. Straw colored cane with a spiral node pattern. Light yellow wraps are almost clear when varnished, and