Paul Rossman Framed Fly - Island Beauty

Paul Rossman Framed Fly - Island BeautyFor sale here is the "Island Beauty" salmon fly on a ___ hook, tied and framed by Paul Rossman, author of the book series Creative Salmon Fly Art (the books are for sale here as well). This particular fly was made from feathers of the _________, a ______________. Paul ties all of his flies with Ronn Lucas Sr. hooks. All of Paul's framed flies are tied with feathers exclusively from one bird, as featured in his books. This one appears on Page ____ of

this is a very high quality USA made reel from Lon Dekard's machine shop in Cincinnati (Lon originally owned T&T at that time)

complete with his business card on the back of the frame

Maker" on the reverse

this was one of the reels made for the famous "Redbone" celebrity tournament that started in 1988 to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

transparent silks tipped with dark claret

neutral bias

The ferrules are size 15/64 and 9/64 with an excellent fit

This hardcover copy is in good condition with no dust jacket

The ferrule fit is good

Includes the original red bag and original tube with label 100% intact

Restored by Hoagy Carmichael in 1980

Further unique to this rod was the use of Halstead ferrules