Bob Mead - Green Drake 8'4" Gold and copper tipping at

Gold and copper tipping at the winding check

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

The Pioneer rods were often made with an assortment of components from Phillipson and W&M Granger

Single pawl/spring

The rod features moderately tempered cane with transparent olive wraps with ruby tipping as well as full intermediates in ruby

Bob Mead - Green Drake 8'4" Gold and copper tipping atFor sale here is the earliest example of a Green Drake tied by Bob Mead, the recognized authority in realistic fly tying. This is Bob's first "Green Drake" tied in 1985 and framed in the original box he did together with his brother. Bob's most well known for his "Praying Mantis", which currently sells for $750 and has a waiting list of over a year. Pretty much every known realistic tyer today will mention Bob as the one that got them started. Bob did