Sweetgrass Mantra Quad Bamboo Fly Rod 7’9” 3/1 #5 7' machined out of solid bar

machined out of solid bar stock aluminum

this is the fly that he may be best known for

Reel weighs 19

The cigar grip is 5 1/2" in length with moderate soiling and some very light ridging

Bright aluminum up-locking reel seat over a mortised walnut spacer

Sweetgrass Mantra Quad Bamboo Fly Rod 7’9” 3/1 #5 7' machined out of solid barA Sweetgrass Mantra model quad bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 3 piece, 1 tip, and built for a #4 5 line. Serial #14 017. Made as a one tip rod. Lightly used condition. Medium semi parabolic action. The cane is tempered to a light wheatstraw color and the node pattern is two opposed. The varnished butt shows some glue seams but they are not open and do not affect the working quality of the rod. The wraps are copper brown with black edges at the ferrules and tip