Three bamboo fly rod sections fanned diagonally across a fur surface, highlighting deep burgundy thread wraps, a stripping guide with red agate insert, and snake guides on warm blonde cane.
Three bamboo fly rod sections fanned diagonally across a fur surface, highlighting deep burgundy thread wraps, a stripping guide with red agate insert, and snake guides on warm blonde cane.

SOLD -- Convex 7' 6" 5

$2,245.00
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Handcrafted by Ross Bradley based on a Bill Harms’ 7’ 6” 5 weight taper.

  • Flamed two piece, two tip sections

  • Aluminum rod tube and custom Dickerson-style rod bag

  • Premium Snake Brand dark nickel guides

  • European agate stripping guide

  • Blued nickel silver ferrules and reel seat hardware

  • Cottonwood snub nose wells grip

Available for Immediate Shipping

Handcrafted by Ross Bradley based on a Bill Harms’ 7’ 6” 5 weight taper.

  • Flamed two piece, two tip sections

  • Aluminum rod tube and custom Dickerson-style rod bag

  • Premium Snake Brand dark nickel guides

  • European agate stripping guide

  • Blued nickel silver ferrules and reel seat hardware

  • Cottonwood snub nose wells grip

Available for Immediate Shipping

About Convex Rods

The term “convex” refers to the shape made when graphing the diameter of rod sections. There is a gentle, convex curve made from tip to ferrule. And another from ferrule to butt. The result is a rod design philosophy that produces smooth casting rods with superb feel. Noted author, fly tier and rod builder Vincent Marinaro popularized the concept in his book In the Ring of the Rise. And Bill Harms and Tom Whittle further advanced the theory in their book on Marinaro.

This particular rod, based on a Harms’ taper, will work as either a fast 4 wt. or a medium action 5 wt. Characteristic of convex tapers, it is responsive at multiple distances and would be a good nymphing rod or to swing soft hackles.

Close-up of a Haywood bamboo fly rod showing a richly toned cottonwood bark grip, with three lightly flamed cane sections featuring burgundy thread wraps on a fur surface.
Detail of a Haywood bamboo fly rod reel seat featuring highly figured burl wood real seat spacer, gunmetal blued hardware with knurled locking ring, and two rod sections with nickel silver ferrules and burgundy thread wraps.
Haywood bamboo fly rod numbered 030724 displayed with its cottonwood bark grip, figured burl wood and gunmetal reel seat, alongside two rod sections with burgundy thread wraps on a fur background.
Three bamboo fly rod sections displayed on a fur surface, highlighting burgundy thread wraps, a stripping guide with dark metal frame on the butt section, and snake guides on the tip sections.
hree Haywood bamboo fly rod sections laid parallel on a fur background, showing burgundy thread wraps, snake guides, and a blued ferrule on the butt section.