BF643

9', 3/2 Model 901812 Inscribed Dickerson-Bergman. The rod weighs 5.9 oz. Line weight 8. Excellent salmon and steelhead rod. Reverse half wells cork grip with up-locking hardware with walnut insert. detachable fighting butt. Brown silk thread wraps with black tipping. Blued nickel silver ferrules. Includes original bag and tube. There is some bag burn on the tips which can be polished. The bluing on the ferrules shows some wear. A chip in the cork above the reel seat. The condition is very good. Notice Ray Bergman's label on the tube. This rod was sold by Ray Bergman from his fly shop in Nyack, New York to his friend, neighbor and fishing partner, Ezra Cole. Mr. Cole was a famous numismaticist and philatelist. After you have decided to keep the rod, you will receive a copy of Ray Bergman's 1943 catalog from his Angling Specialties fly shop in Nyack, N. Y.. not available