Orvis Shooting Star Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 2/2 #9 6'10" Main wraps are clear with

Main wraps are clear with brown at the ferrules

The reel foot is silver anodized as are the crank handle and Bogdan nameplate

I built this rod  approximately between 1995 and 2000

A phenomenal creation that would lead to Joe's storied career in producing the finest reels available that money can buy

The reel comes with a replacement Bogdan-like suede case with one side inscribed with the Orvis logo

Orvis Shooting Star Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 2/2 #9 6'10" Main wraps are clear withAn Orvis Shooting Star bamboo fly rod, 9', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #9 line. Serial #47312. The rod weighs 6. 6 ounces on my scale. Medium slow full flexing action. Very light use with some grip soiling and minor cracking at the ferrule wraps. The ferrule fits are good and the rod is straight. Impregnated cane with a chestnut oven color and three up nodes. The wraps are brown. There are three carbide strippers on the butt and chrome snakes and