Dave Kenney Light Salmon Rod 8' 2/2 #7/8

Dave Kenney Light Salmon Rod 8' 2/2 #7/8A nice light salmon rod from Dave Kenney, an 8' two piece, two tip rod with serial number #750H1, designated "special". Near mint condition and looks to have been lawn cast only. Very fast DF action. Chestnut toned cane with darker nodes. Superb varnish. Wrapped garnet with tiny black edges fore and aft. Black windaways at keeper and ferrules. Hardware oxidized black with Dave's trademark gold colored edges. Reel seat in downlocking slide band with a

An Early Jim Payne 9' 3pc

I know of only one other 4-piece rod

and a third small panel with his card in it

Mintish rod with no soiling to the grip and microscopic brassing inside the guides is consistent with having been lawn casted only

Two unusual features of this particular one also stand out

On the base is a plaque engraved with "Salmo Salar"

Have a reel that's missing one

A great example of a master tier at work

This 3-piece rod is in very good condition and comes with 3 tips

” the floating pawl system was standard for all Perfect reels from 1911 to 1916

This is a great length and line weight often overlooked by other rod makers

as far as I can tell