8’ # 7 to 8 line 2 tips bag & tube Tube is not orginal. bag is orginal Rod was built 1950 & is dated on rod. I refinished it about 20 years ago keeping the orginal writing It did have a couple rusty snake guides These left a small dark spot in the cane It shows very little use since Its in excllent condition ready to battle a 27” Michigan Ausable river brown. like it was built for. Mr. Dickerson. designed the guide model after hearing many fish tales from Ausable river guides. and his friend. George Griffith Founder of Trout Unlimeted. Photo Is me & George floating the Ausable I am in the guide seat I fished for 25 years. with. George and this boat The guide had his 8015 guide riged up with a big attractor like a #6 Joes Hopper with one short false cast he could shoot out a accurate 40 Ft. cast The rod will easily cast 60ft. with a 5x leader and # 14 adams. When. I was floating With George he would have his Dickerson Guide model riged up with a big attractor fly. When we approched a spot he knew held a big fish he would put his Summers 735 down. Pick up the 8015 guide And make a very accurate cast into a spot he had fished over for 30+ years A few times it payed off. I now own The boat it was built by Jay Steafan in 1970. Also Georges Dickersons 8015 Guide it is dated 1947 George pass away in 1998. age 97. we last floated in 1996. I am 86 and still use the boat and the rod