Goodwin Granger Model 7030 Aristocrat Bamboo Rod 7'7" It is a double-action multiplier

It is a double-action multiplier retrieve and boasts the famous Bogdan brake drag system

The spacer is lightly ridged from the bands

The rod features a translucent glowstick-like unsanded fiberglass blank with olive-green wraps

who were caretakers of Hewitt's estate on the Neversink

For sale here is a rare and highly desirable 4 1/2 inch caged drum reel made by WH Dingley

Goodwin Granger Model 7030 Aristocrat Bamboo Rod 7'7" It is a double-action multiplierFor sale here is a very scarce 7 foot Goodwin Granger Aristocrat Model 7030 bamboo rod. Two sections with two tips. The rod is one of the "original" Goodwin Granger 7030s circa 1939 41. Very desirable with the short lived "narrow band" slide band reel seat and hammer handle grip. All sections are full length and straight. It appears that one tip (the one with the lighter colored wraps) is a replacement. The micrometer measurement differences are 0. 20