Nick Taransky Monaro, 8 ft., 3/2, 3 wt, fast dry fly action, dark gold silk wraps with no tipping, , bright nickel silver slide band reel seat over Red Mallee Burl wood spacer, silk over wrapped nickel silver ferrules and blued tip tops, nice medium dark hand flamed, varnished, the Monaro model is his best having been built from a single culm with mirror tips, wood ferrule plugs, this is an amazing rod and has to be the fastest 8 ft. 3 weight rod I've ever felt. This rod is in new, unused condition having been purchased from Len Codella in late Nov. 2006 for $1295, this invoice and the warranty papers are included along with the original bag and tube of course.