2 piece 2tips bag & tube Rod was owned by Joe Bates his name is on the rod Joe was the auther of maney fishing books and articals He was also The editor for Outdoor Life mag. for many yearsThe rod is in excllent conditionReady to fish IT was built in 1967 West Jordan was in charge of rod building at that time I have lawn cast it & like it with both WF &DT 6 lines This is a nice piece of fly fishing history to fish & collect