E.C. Powell Truckee Special / Tournament Bamboo Rod 9'6 2/2 #5/6 5 Weight and springs remain in excellent

and springs remain in excellent condition and function flawlessly

sticker on the rod tube

This rod came to me from a mutual friend of both Tom Maxwell and mine who originally bought it from Maxwell in the early 1990's

The Pioneer rods were often made with an assortment of components from Phillipson and W&M Granger

built to cast heavy flies in tough conditions and handle big fish

E.C. Powell Truckee Special / Tournament Bamboo Rod 9'6 2/2 #5/6 5 Weight and springs remain in excellentFor sale here is an E. C. Powell Truckee Special Tournament 9'6 5 6wt semi hollowbuilt bamboo rod. Two sections with two tips. The rod is in excellent restored condition with a few repairs. There are invisible repair wraps on both tips. Both of the tips remain original length. On the first tip the wrap is 10" down from the tip top and is 4 1 2" in length. On the second tip the repair is 5" down from the tip top and 5" in length. The repairs look