Aroner Fishing Creek 7' 3/2 #5 Gary Howells broadleaf maple cap and ring

broadleaf maple cap and ring seat

bamboo tip tube with a brass cap

Also please note that this rod comes to me from a friend who suffered severe losses during the recent flooding in Vermont

This rod has my early version ferrule plugs and rod tube

for a #4 line

Aroner Fishing Creek 7' 3/2 #5 Gary Howells broadleaf maple cap and ringIt was fun to see this Aroner 7' 3 2 #5 "Fishing Creek" model from the consignor, this one with a DF action. This was a rare model for a few reasons. The first is simply that I didn't make many of these: the "Fishing Creek" model was intended to have duplicate tips which were not mirrored (node spacing). No ferrule plugs were provided and the rod came with a less expensive unpolished aluminum brass top tube. However all bamboo parts, ferrules, reel