Dennis Bailey The Viscount Grey/Curtis 8’6″ #7 twin tip Tonkin bamboo split cane fly rod

Maker: Dennis Bailey Coventry

Model: The Viscount grey/Curtis trout fly rod

Approximate year of manufacture: 1978

Condition: Fine, little used

Material: Tonkin split cane

Length/ diameter: 8’6′ twin tips #6

Country of manufacture: England

Ideal use: Trout fly fishing

TT opinion: A Dennis Bailey of Coventry England hand-made The Viscount Grey/Curtis’ twin tip split cane trout fly rod built in 1978. “Double Cut-Knife Split- Spiral Nodes” #6. Tips numbered No1 and No2. built from Tonkin Bamboo. Burgundy close whipped throughout with bronze ferrules.7″ shaped cork handle, wood spacer, alloy screw reel fitting. (temp obscured with black washable pen). A beautiful trout fly rod in the best possible used condition. It comes in cloth section bag.