We took a look at the spinning version which comes in four pieces Opening up the zipper reveals four pieces to this travel rod, one handle section, a middle section, and two tips
I used a Mitchell 300 until I was about thirteen or fourteen, when my father decided it was time for me to take the next step-- an Ambassadeur 5000
With the new 5000C De Luxe being assembled as early as 1969, it made good sense to use old stock gold parts until exhausted
The Ambassadeur S combos deliver value-packed power and performance
Fortunately for collectors they can still be identified upon close inspection
Why it is green is hard to say, it could be the color is not original, it could be the job of an employee who just wanted something different (a private job), or it could be a reel made to a special order (it is known that this happened from time to time)