Vintage Shakespeare Wonderod Fly Fishing Rod FY-A510-EDG 8'6"

This is a two piece Shakespeare Wonderod fly fishing rod. Model FY-A510-EDG. Rod is 8'6" in length and weighs 4.9 oz. Rod dates to April 1967 and will handle a 6-7 weight fly line. KWIK-Taper design for all purpose use. 4" bronze and gold aluminum sliding hood ring locking fly reel seat. 7 1/4" specie cork grip with aluminum winding check. Standard stainless steel gold plated hookeeper, gold plated stainless steel stripper guide, six gold plated snake guides and a gold plated tip top. Gold aluminum Swiss style ferrules. Blade is Wonderod white with brown nylon guide winds and black nylon extensions. Specie cork has been cleaned and reconditioned. Blade between the #2 snake and #3 snake on the tip section has been over-wrapped with white nylon and sealed to mitigate some surface scarring. Rod is finished with a premium grade of glass rod varnish.

Ships in a single compartment clear plastic rod bag and a heavy tube insured.