Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" Sylvester Nemes - "The Soft-Hackled

Sylvester Nemes - "The Soft-Hackled Fly Addict"

Bakelite checks with a similar accent at the butt cap

The rod features full intermediates

and the ferrules are size 17/64 and 11/64

Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod 8'3" Sylvester Nemes - "The Soft-HackledUPDATE: One of Alex's rods came in first in the accuracy category and second overall in the rod challenge at the 2012 Catskill Rodmakers' Gathering. This rod is from the bench of Alex Vardanis. It was fished by the maker on a few occasions and shows minor wear on the reel seat spacer. Alex is known for his nodeless rod construction similar to the method used by Bernard Ramanauskas of Eden Cane. This rod is Alex's rendition of Don Andersen's four