JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer though marked as 8' 2

though marked as 8' 2 1/2" the rod measures out to be 8' 4 1/2" when fully assembled

For sale here is a Scott F754 fiberglass fly rod -- 7'6" 2-piece for a 4 weight line

6 1/2" cigar grip

The reel seat is also rare for this rod -- a slide band with black anodized acorn and pocket cap over cork barrel -- which is the same seat featured on the first run of my limited edition "Spinoza" models

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case Gary Siemer though marked as 8' 2For sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the