B.D. Morrow Granger 7633 Bamboo Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4 6'8" Up-locking reel seat with engraved

Up-locking reel seat with engraved sliding ring

The drag is as smooth and strong as I've encountered

I attach to the inner face of the fixed plate one end of a spring having on one side 'of its' free end a finger piece which projects through a hole

Marked 3/4 on the side of the foot

The maker was either US Net & Twine or the Montague City Rod Company after the merger of the two companies

B.D. Morrow Granger 7633 Bamboo Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4 6'8" Up-locking reel seat with engravedIn the world of bamboo fly rods, the Granger tapers need no introduction. This is the 7633 from the Goodwin Granger era which I find to be a tad bit slower than the Wright McGill taper. It throws a sexy 4 wt. loop with a dry fly. I kept the coke bottle grip and winding check similar to the original rod. Wrapped in antique gold and tipped in scarlet, adorned with an exceptional looking agate stripping guide to match This one has deeply blued N S