The rod is darkly flamed and stunning in appearance
The on/off click switch works as intended
209 pages in all and published in 1992
This is a very impressive reel and if it were a bit smaller and fit my own salmon rods
The rod has a nice moderately fast progressive action with fine tips
FE Thomas Bamboo Fly Rod 10'6" 3/2 #8 9' The rod is darkly flamedAn F. E. Thomas "Special" bamboo fly rod, 10'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #8 line. Excellent, all original condition. The grip shows some darkening, the varnish is a little textured throughout (age, not damage), and the topmost wrap on one tip appears to have been rewrapped at an earlier point, but overall the rod is in great shape for its age and devoid of any meaningful issues. It is also nicely straight for its age. Medium