Orvis T3 909-4 Mid Flex Graphite Fly Rod

Orvis T3 909-4 Mid Flex Graphite Fly RodFor sale here is an Orvis T3 9' 9wt 4 pc. Mid Flex 7. 5 graphite fly rod. Serial no. 0808. The rod is in near mint condition. Deep blue sanded blank with matching wraps. Titanium carbide guides. Silver tipping at the winding check and female ferrules. The full wells grip measures 7" in length with only the lightest of soiling. The rod features a unique and distinctive reel seat milled from 6061 anodized aluminum. An internal screw up locks the butt

An excellent opportunity to pick up some truly unique reels from one of America's very best reelsmiths

Aluminum down-locking reel seat over a green aluminum spacer

made possible by the fact that Bob makes all the parts himself

Olive silk wraps

Carbon fibre disk drag system built for larger species

This is a curious one

There is some hand-soiling of the grip

Sage 504L Left hand wind

The dry-fly action is on the faster side of medium-fast with plenty of backbone thanks in part to the swelled butt

It was fun to see this  Aroner 7' 3/2 #5 "Fishing Creek" model from the consignor

It was possibly lawn cast but I see no evidence of fishing use

The spools are in excellent condition