RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 2-Piece Art was a close friend

Art was a close friend to Dickerson as noted in Gerald Stein and James Schaaf's book

The rod also has some soiling on the grip

P Baker" is professionally engraved on the winding plate

There are four intermediates placed between the stripping guide and the grip

and precision

RL Winston Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4 2-Piece Art was a close friendAn RL Winston bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #4 line. Serial #1347. San Francisco era rod. Mint condition. The rod weighs 2. 9 ounces on my scale. Medium fast action. Tan color oven temper cane with a three up node pattern. Light tan main wraps with cinnamon edges at the keeper, ferrules, and tip tops. Carbide stripping guide with chrome snake guides. The 5 1 2" long grip is turned to a half wells profile. The mortised all cork