Sam Carlson Thomas Rod Co. One-Piece Bamboo Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5 EF Payne Rod Company Set up for right hand

Set up for right hand retrieve but can be easily switched to left for a small fee

Only a few made for friends and family

The aluminum up-locking reel seat is unblemished

scandi style lines

" Lefty Kreh's "Salt Water Fly Patterns

Sam Carlson Thomas Rod Co. One-Piece Bamboo Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5 EF Payne Rod Company Set up for right handFor sale here is a one piece hexagonal bamboo rod built by Sam Carlson in the late 1950s after he purchased the Thomas Rod Company. This rod is next to impossible to find and possibly is the only one that exists. The script on the rod reads "Thomas Rod Co. #1103 5 1 2". This rod has all of the trademarks of Sam's rods, including burgundy wraps with offset red and black staggered wraps, medium flamed cane and a high gloss varnish. It is as straight as