Everett Garrison Model 212E Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 8'8" and a predecessor to their

and a predecessor to their later Battenkill model (bakelite was the chemical resin used to impregnate the cane)

A 6 3/4" long grip made of 1/4" corks which tapers up from the reel seat to a large (1 1/4") head

John's uncle and fellow game warden with Roy Steenrod was close and personal friends with many of the innovators and now legends of Catskill fly-tying and fly-fishing

The rod is in very good condition overall

Diameter: 3 7/8"

Everett Garrison Model 212E Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 8'8" and a predecessor to theirA beautiful Garrison 212E fly rod, 8', 2 piece, and 2 tips. M 8 7 serial number indicating a 1969 manufacture date. Excellent to near mint original condition, with no ferrule wrap cracks and very little brassing to the inner guides. Pleasing medium action. Spiral node pattern with resorcinol glue. Later style varnish that is firm and lustrous. The varnish appears to have been rubbed out when it was sold in 1981. The wraps are brown at the keeper and