Farlow ‘The Fife’ 15′ Three Piece + Spare Tip Hexacane Salmon Fly Rod – Gary Brooker

A good Farlow & Co Ltd ‘The Fife’ long 15ft in length Salmon fly rod, three piece with spare tip. Long cork handle which is quite stained, brass hooked first eye with red agate circular guide followed by snake eyes to the tip. Dark green whippings with medium spaced intermediates, brass ferrules with alloy screw-in joints and white rubber button. Rod was made around 1930. Holdfast trademark transfer to lower cane. Comes in original cloth rod bag that is quite tatty. Would make a nice collectors piece.

This item is part of the late Gary Brooker MBE collection. Famed for his lead in the pop group Procol Harum shooting to fame with the iconic single Whiter Shade of Pale launched in 1967. He was appointed an MBE in 2003. A Whiter Shade of Pale was honoured by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 sadly with Gary passing in February 2022 at the age of 76. All the items in this collection were bought by Thomas Turner from his widow Francoise (Frankie) assisted by Peter Cockwill in June 2022. A unique piece of musical history for any fishing tackle collector.