Grant, George - The Art of Weaving Hair Hackles

Grant, George - The Art of Weaving Hair HacklesGeorge Grant, Butte Montana, 1971. Soft cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Step by step instructions on how to weave hair hackles from bear, badger, moose, etc. and apply them to the unique fly patterns that George Grant created. 4to. (11 x 9). 82 pp. Drawn text illustrations demonstrating George Grant's specialized tying methods. The book is bound in light blue wrappers with black titles and decorations.

Two-screw lineguard - easily flipped as are the pawls for RHW or LHW use

The rod features blonde cane with nicely contrasting transparent red wraps and black tipping

Bobbin Holder

Tool-less conversion from left to right hand wind

The reel's line capacity is a DT4 plus 30 yards of backing

For sale here is a Bogdan Large Trout model fly reel

Nickel sliver down-locking reel seat over a beautiful wood spacer

One tip has a missing guide (the original guide will ship with the rod) and a 1/4 inch clear protective wrap above the 2nd guide

Black oxidized cap and ring with the stamp "Ron Kusse

co-founder of Thomas & Thomas who later ran the Leonard Rod Company for a number of years before it closed

Deep burgundy wraps

The side plates