Kusse, Ron - "Black Troll" 8' 3/2 5wt bamboo rod

Kusse, Ron - "Black Troll" 8' 3/2 5wt bamboo rodFor sale here is a Ron Kusse bamboo rod. The "Black Troll" model 8 feet for a 5 weight line. Medium fast action. The rod weighs 4 oz. The rod is in excellent plus condition, showing very little use. Original bag, hang tag, and tube. All sections are full length and straight.

with a personal greeting from Schwiebert to Puyans included:

Ball bearing race built under winding plate

Mahogany with four lift out trays with nickel silver fly clips to the interior of the cabinet base

It's one of AJ's Signature Series rods and is hollow-built

The only issue is some salt corrosion on the stripper

This is the definitive and historical book on Heddon bamboo rods

its hardware is upgraded with a smartly blued and hand-engraved nickel-silver sliding reel seat band which embellishes the Wes Jordan-model rods

This reel has a screw-in S-handle reel with a screw-top counterbalance

It has excellent accuracy with small flies and is at it's best with large dries and even streamers

Mechanically the reel is in excellent condition

Left-hand retrieve only

A very nice rod here