Orvis Caenis Bamboo Rod 8'4" with perhaps one of these

with perhaps one of these known for every four JVH german silver / hard rubber perforated fly reels

Serial Q-8-5 made in 1947

The script on the butt section remains clean and bold

Two items to note:

The Traveler model rod was the first of its kind to be intended especially for the traveling

Orvis Caenis Bamboo Rod 8'4" with perhaps one of theseFor sale here is an ultra scarce bamboo rod made by Orvis in 1976 the Caenis model. The Caenis model never appeared in Orvis' regularly published catalogs and was sold through their newsletter called "The Orvis News". There are currently only twenty six known to exist in Greg Reynold's fantastic and highly useful Orvis Rod Database, along with five of the Yamame Special models, the same rod that was marketed in Japan. The rod measures 6'9" with two