Rockland Tackle / Lou Feierabend Bamboo Rod 8'6" and a joy to fish

and a joy to fish out at any distance you'd care to fish a 7' bamboo rod

For sale here is a fine Leonard Mills Model 44B raised pillar fly reel

and burgundy tipping at the signature wrap and female ferrules

Reverse half wells grip has been cleaned and displays some slight ridging

Spool width ~ 1 1/4"

Rockland Tackle / Lou Feierabend Bamboo Rod 8'6" and a joy to fishFor sale here is a very historic five sided bamboo rod made by Louis Feierabend while he worked with John Bishop at the Rockland Tackle Company in Hillburn, NY circa 1948. Lou later worked at the Uslan Rod Company before retiring from rodmaking in 1951. This rod was made for Wm E Blodgett, whose grandfather held the post of mayor of Woburn, Mass. in the early 1900s. This eight foot pentagonal rod, "The Bishop Rod" is in very good, original condition.