Dickerson - The Man and His Rods by Dr. Gerald Stein and Jim Schaaf

Dickerson - The Man and His Rods by Dr. Gerald Stein and Jim SchaafFor sale here are four copies of the Dickerson book in paperback, signed by both authors. New condition.

Scripted weight 4 7/8 oz - actual weight 5 3/8 oz

and the rod comes with letters attesting to the provenance

The parabolic medium-fast action was designed for the big aggressive brown trout of New Zealand and the flies used to pursue them

but I don't think it is serious enough to warrant a repair

The micrometer measurement differences are 0

Dun Variant

The vise sits in a custom box which also serves as the pedestal

Spool is in excellent+ condition

For sale here is a super rare item -- a trout-sized net made for a few select customers of Bob Summers by Ron Reinhold - a very famous Michigan salmon fly hook maker and master net builder

no shortcuts or outsourced hardware have been used anywhere

the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception

The ebonite handle turns a bit stiffly