This rod was made for a personal friend of Toms and I think the light tip was intended for very fast and accurate delivery of midges while the heavier tip was designed for throwing crickets and large drys
Though back issues can be found
Inscribed “#5 Marvel Special
It was last sold by Marty Keane in catalog #84 in 2002
This grip has been shortened to nine corks as the hand is intended to curl under the overhang of the reel (what I call the southern PA style)
Warren Duncan Salmon Fly Box 8' This rod was made forA gorgeous Warren Duncan Salmon Fly Box, a Wheatley swing leaf filled with 80 exquisite flies from this noted New Brunswick tier. All are mint and unfished. Tied with stunning precision they look almost as if copied from a Master in a 3 D printer. Some (but not all) patterns include: silver doctor, green highlander, blue charm, black bear green butt, undertaker, rusty rat, orange coburn, green machine, copper killer, etc. There are 16 patterns in all.