Kushner, Morris -- "Exelereme" Bamboo Rod - 6'5 2/2 5wt

Kushner, Morris -- "Exelereme" Bamboo Rod - 6'5 2/2 5wtFor sale here is a very rare Morris Kushner "Exelereme" bamboo rod 6 feet 5 inches, 2 2 for a 5 weight line. Excellent+ and all original condition. Parabolic and very powerful medium fast action. Kushner rods are very scarce as he made less than 200 rods (some say ~100) in his Michigan shop from the early 1950's until his death in 1973. Kushner was a Russian immigrant who had a metal working operation not far from the Paul Young Rod Co. shop. He built

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Aluminum down-locking reel seat over a handsome Walnut burl spacer

For sale here is a 6'6 Orvis Flea impregnated bamboo rod for a 3 or 4 weight line

very good overall condition with a repaired binding and replacement back cover

The agate line guide has one hairline crack

Dimensions are 4 3/4" wide by 3 1/2" deep and 1" tall

Mint condition with the exception of a minor indentation in the rattan grip (see last photo)

unfished condition and is ready for your favorite stream or collection

1 3/16" spool width /  2" frame width

For sale here is a special hardcover example of "Making and Using the Fly and Leader by legendary rodmaker Paul H

For sale here is another amazing Mario Wojnicki hollow-built bamboo rod

It comes with the original suede case