WALT CARPENTER 7'-6" BROWNTONE 3/2, 6 WT.

W.E. Carpenter hand made cane fly rod from 1982. It is his Browntone 7'-6", 3/2, 6 wt. It was designated as a "Prototype for Action". Having said that Mr. Carpenter field tested the rod and stated on it label "Strong Full Loading"! He personally signed the label on this beautiful rod tube. Mr. Carpenter is considered one of the masters of current cane fly rod construction! He honed his skills at both Leonard & Payne's shops originally. Today's 7'-6" 3/2 rods list on his site for over $5000. The rod and its components appear unused! Please look him up to review his work and rod values. Please click on its image to see additional closeups! As stated by another rod dealer -"Walt Carpenter got his start out of the EF Payne Rod Company and has become one of the best living ambassadors of the Catskill school of rodmaking. His "Browntone" models are highly sought after by fisherman and collectors and he continues to build rods out of his workshop in Pennsylvania"!