Goodwin Granger - Colorado Special Model 9050 Bamboo Rod 4-Piece Young Driggs bamboo fly rod

Young Driggs bamboo fly rod in near mint+ original condition

Mottle-flamed and impregnated cane produces a striking appearance

For sale here is a Bill Ballan 2 5/8" fly reel

with brown with black accents at the ferrules and keeper

There is a wrap at the 20" mark measured from the butt end of the grip

Goodwin Granger - Colorado Special Model 9050 Bamboo Rod 4-Piece Young Driggs bamboo fly rodFor sale here is a Goodwin Granger "Colorado Special" Model 9050 9' 5wt 3 1 bamboo rod. Likely made in the mid to late 1920s. The Colorado and Denver Specials were removed from the model line by 1930. The rod is in excellent+ restored condition. All sections are full length, there is a slight fishing set in the tip. This rod along with the Denver Special were the only two blonde rods ever made by Granger. They were the lowest priced rods in the line