15" and the reel weighs 9
"Carlson" is elegantly lettered on the butt section and the rod is wrapped in a handsome green with a keeper and three windaways on the butt section
Excellent condition with very minor wear marks from normal use
Serial #561 on reverse side
The original neoprene Orvis reel pouch is included
Thompson, Norm - 1966 Tackle Catalog (Sam Carlson rods) 8'10" 15" and the reel weighsFor sale here is a Norm Thompson tackle catalog from 1966. Includes one of the only published listings of the ultra scarce Sam Carlson "Thomas Four" rods. The most complete Norm Thompson catalog ever published, two years before the company's involvement with Lee Wulff. Includes many fine listings and illustrations of bamboo rods (Winston, Orvis, Leonard, Hardy, Pezon et Michel), Jon Tarantino and Phillipson fiberglass rods, classic reels (Hardy,