Aroner 7' 2/2 #5 Hunt Pattern 7'6" 10 cork slim cigar grip

10 cork slim cigar grip

The usual super varnish job

Winston Brown painted tube with gold anodized aluminum top

The gold standard of handcrafted reels

Aroner 7' 2/2 #5 Hunt Pattern 7'6" 10 cork slim cigar gripFresh in on consignment is this 7' 2 2 #5 Hunt Pattern in lawn cast only condition. This is a very early 1980's rod with a wood lip to the cork diameter and no roller die stamp. It is signed "Aroner 7' #5 DF Hunt Pattern". The reel seat has a mortised burl walnut spacer under an oxidized cap and ring. The wraps are done in "may rose" pink silk with barely visible orange edges. The rod has a hook keeper and the ferrules are my truncated swiss