FE Thomas Browntone Dry Fly Salmon Rod 10' 3/2 #8 4-Piece All hardware for the rod

All hardware for the rod and tube were handmade in my shop

precision-manufactured ceramic bearings designed for long life

Chrome guides with brown main wraps

Flamed cane in 3 up node pattern

This is the big brother of a 7'4" #9 rod I made for myself two years ago and on which I landed a whopper salmon this spring on the Gaspe (pictured above)

FE Thomas Browntone Dry Fly Salmon Rod 10' 3/2 #8 4-Piece All hardware for the rodA nice Thomas Browntone DF salmon fly rod, 10' 3 piece with 2 tips. Serial #FE120 and 8 3 4 oz. according to the hang tag. My guess is a #8 line. Oxidized ferrules and cork check typical of a browntone. Light flamed rod shafts, wrapped brown with heavy wire reverse twist guides (Note: the bottom guides on both tips and mid section have been replaced with more modern Hopkins and Holloway light wire reverse twist guides). The rod shows signs of having