Kushner, Morris - "Exelereme" Bamboo Spinning Rod - 6'3

Kushner, Morris - "Exelereme" Bamboo Spinning Rod - 6'3For sale here is a very rare Morris Kushner "Exelereme" bamboo spinning rod 6 feet three inches long, two sections with one tip. Kushner rods are very scarce as he made less than 200 rods (most people say ~100) in his Michigan shop from the early 1950's until his death in 1973. Kushner was a Russian immigrant who had a metal working operation not far from the Paul Young Rod Co. shop. He built all of his own rod making equipment. Bob Summers eventually

Cap and ring reel seat over a mortised cork spacer

The varnish has hardened since then so what we are left with is a cosmetic issue only

Original bag and tube with label in fantastic condition

The short length heightens the sporting fun of large fish on small rods and provides ease of transportation on trail and aircraft

The 10th Anniversary Billy Pate reel that came with the rod can be found here

ready to go for your single-handed salmon rod

This 3 inch reel is extremely tight

this one will surely bump your existing 3/0 off the shelf

Don't miss out on this beautiful example of an Ed M

Edited and with an introduction by John McDonald

on the medium side of medium-fast and great for far and fine work on a lake or larger river

A very nice and rare old Uniqua