Barder Rod Co 8′ #5-weight 3-piece 2-top fly rod.
Completed in 2012, this Model No 3965 is in outstanding condition.
£2,800.00
Ordered in 2011 and completed in 2012, this eight foot five weight is a superb all-rounder. I find that absolutely nothing beats split cane in the 7′ – 8′ class. I’ve used rods of this ilk for thirty years and my conviction remains firm.
The rod’s late owner specified mid-tan silk whippings with dark green ultra-fine tippings and dark green ferrule whippings. The result is a very handsome rod indeed. Apart from a little silvering to the bronze coating on some of the guides and the merest suggestion of silvering on a tiny part of the butt cap’s edge, the rod could pass for new at a glance.
Its varnish is flawless still, its reel seat is exceptional and the cork handle is clean and smooth.
An effective, durable, practical rod with handsome good looks and immediate availability.
Specification.
-Split cane made from hand tempered, grain split and straightened Tonkin bamboo. Tolerances of +/- one thousandth of an inch maintained in construction. Mirrored tips. All sections are straight.
-Nickel silver splint end ferrules, perfectly fitted and they fit perfectly.
-Bronzed Snake Brand guides and tip-tops.
-Transparent varnish-impregnated Pearsall’s mid-tan tipped dark green silk whippings.
-Blued nickel silver butt cap, reel band, grip check and shoulder collar.
-Highly figured Olive wood reel seat spacer.
-Olive wood ferrule stoppers.
–Flor grade handle, built from quarter inch corks.
-Aside from the guides, every part was made in-house.
-Tailor made bag
-Superb hand-stitched full grain English bridle leather case.