Aroner 7' 3/2 #5 Hunt Pattern

Aroner 7' 3/2 #5 Hunt PatternA lovely, mint, early 1980's rod of mine with "Aroner 7' #5 Hunt Pattern" lettered on shaft. As with all of my early works there is no die stamp on the cap and ring seat. Flawlessly varnished walnut slide band seat with a deep, rich color. Truncated swiss ferrules with collar and knurl. Rare ferrule plug design that I did many years ago. The grip is made entirely of premium "face" cork in a medium blunt cigar, 10 corks or 5" long. The wraps are "May

Comes with pouch and original box in great condition

Straw colored rod shafts

Full flexing action

The adjustable drag is very strong and will stop the biggest salmon and steelhead

It's exceedingly difficult to find this model in original

moderate soiling of grip

an agate stripping guide

Tied with stunning precision they look almost as if copied from a Master in a 3-D printer

this is the fly that he may be best known for

Seat hardware is a nickel silver pocket cap pressed over a Payne-style aluminum acorn

Half wells grip (12 corks) with a mortised cork seat

All sections full length