Orvis Caenis Bamboo Fly Rod 6'9" 2/2 #3/4 Gary Howells Shane is very well known

Shane is very well known for his superlative finishing skills and charges $800 for a new two-piece rod

with a reel foot impression in the varnish of the walnut spacer and some very minor soiling to the grip

There are some very small and faint marks in the anodizing on the winding plate

Impregnated bamboo done in the three up node pattern

Orvis Caenis Bamboo Fly Rod 6'9" 2/2 #3/4 Gary Howells Shane is very well knownA supremely rare Orvis "Caenis" model bamboo fly rod, 6'9", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 or #4. Staggered ferrule design with longer tips and a shorter butt. The rod weighs 2. 4 ounces on my scale. Serial #78794 in mint or lawn cast condition. This model is ultra scarce, and never appeared in Orvis' regularly published catalogs and was sold through their newsletter called "The Orvis News". There are only about 26 known to exist (Orvis also made