Jim Schaaf The Flame Treated Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 Vintage Fly Tackle The perfect rod for brookie

The perfect rod for brookie

This reel is beautiful work from the absolute best of our modern reel makers and is from his first run of Deluxe trout reels

At the time all Leetle Fellers were built with one tip

and there are a few spots on one sideplate where the crank has rubbed against it

The swiss style ferrules have a collar on the male and a tiny T&T logo stamped on the female ferrule

Jim Schaaf The Flame Treated Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #6 Vintage Fly Tackle The perfect rod for brookieA Jim Schaaf bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #6 line. Designated "The Flame Treated Fly Rod" from the label on the tube. The rod weighs 4. 9 ounces on my scale. Serial number "80 2 85" which is inked on the shaft, above the male ferrules on each tip, and also noted on the tube label. Medium action. Lightly used original condition with some soiling to the grip and one tip has a small chip in the varnish near where the serial number