Thomas and Thomas Hendrickson Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'3" 1974 or 1975 manufacture date

1974 or 1975 manufacture date

Reverse half wells grip with screw downlocking reel seat and walnut spacer

and an additional letter

This reel was a prototype and includes a fixed check system unlike most other model 702s which had the adjustable drag system called the Stag Beetle

Medium fast full flexing action

Thomas and Thomas Hendrickson Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 8'3" 1974 or 1975 manufacture dateA very nice Thomas and Thomas Hendrickson model bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #3969. The rod weighs 5. 3 ounces on my scale. Mint condition, with no sign of ever having been even lawn cast. Impregnated model. Medium action. The cane is flamed with light nodes done in a three up pattern. Clear or very light tan main wraps with medium brown edges, dark brown at the ferrules and a band of black at the keeper and male