Lyle Dickerson Model 861711-D Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6 9'3" Oxidized cap and ring reel

Oxidized cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured wood spacer

A very fine casting rod with medium slow to medium parabolic action

Henry Parkhurst Wells (1842-1904) was a prominent New York City Attorney and well known author of fly fishing books and articles in the mid-to-late 1800s

using over six hundred photos

Lyle Dickerson Model 861711-D Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #6 9'3" Oxidized cap and ring reelFor sale here is an original Lyle Dickerson Model 861711 D bamboo rod. 8'6, 3 2 for a 6 weight line. Excellent overall condition. All sections are full length. No prior repairs are evident. The rod weighs 4 3 4 oz. Cigar grip with down locking hardware and standard walnut insert. Brown silk thread wraps with black edging. Blued nickel silver ferrules and guides. Loop to loop hook keeper. Pre WWII agate stripping guide. The ferrule fit is excellent.