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Dickerson 7613 - 1951 made originally for J. McKay (2/1 becoming 2/2- John Pickard is making me a second out of pre-embargo cane and original Dickerson hardware (he recently bought Dickerson's shop from Jim Schaaf and got all of Lyle's materials - ferrules, guides, cane, etc.). (all original except for the new tip section)
Dickerson 801510-D - 1937, 3/2 made originally for Samuel Meek, Greenwich, Conn., refinished impeccably
Dickerson 8014 - 2009, 2/2 This may seem like an odd date since Lyle died in 1981, but therein lies the story. When John Pickard collected all of the materials from the Dickerson shop, he found some very interesting things, including a three-tip 8014, inked by the Master himself that was never quite finished out. John is presently completing the work began by Lyle over a quarter of a century ago, linking the original Master with his modern successor. It's was like finding a new work of Bach or Beethoven, the Master's last expression recently discovered. (all hybrid original)
Granger Special 8642 - 3/3 (1 extra tip, 1 tip down 3"), all original
Phillipson Preferred - 7' 2/2 for 5 wt., new grip and reel seat
Mike Clark South Creek Limited - 7'9" 3/2 for 5 wt. made for me (all original, 1 tip down 3/4", a victim of extracting ice from the tip top on the Frying Pan River on a single digit Fahrenheit December day; replaced by Bob Widgren of Los Pinos Rods, Albuquerque).
Mike Clark South Creek Limited - 7'9" 2/2 for 5 wt. made for me (all original)
John Pickard 7625 - 7'6" 2/2 for 5 wt. (all original)
Jack Howell - 7'6" 2/2 for DT-5 made for me (all original, plus refinished by Jack himself in 2003 since I used this rod almost exclusively for 8 years straight, including many 100 dgree plus days on the San Juan and several sub-freezing days on the Frying Pan. Many of you may have heard of Jack Howell; he wrote the book The Lovely Reed, back when he was living in Albuquerque. But likely most of you haven't had a chance to cast his rods. Should you ever get the chance, don't pass it up. His cane work and attention to detail is absolutely superior. There is the efficient, sparse quality to his finishings reminiscent of Garrison and Dickerson. This is his take on the 1952 Dickerson 7613 taper. Having since gotten a real 7613, I can say he gives up nothing to the Master in terms of a casting tool, and his detailed work, IMHO, is better.)
Jack Howell - 7'9" 2/2 for DT-5, made originally for Scott Nichols; an extended length variant of the 1970 Dickerson 7613 taper, a little slower rod. (all original)
Jack Howell Canadian Canoe - 8'6" 2/2 for DT-6/WF-7, Jack's take on the classic Payne brook trout lake fishing taper - casts a WF-7 like a canon (all original). (Living in Albuquerque gave me access to Jack's rods and I treasure them all.)
R.A. Fick - 7'6" 2/2 for 5/6 wt. A moose of a rod with DT-5, like a Dickerson 7614 or 7615, a perfect drift boat rod for the Green River - can handle midges to hoppers. (all original)
Doug Kullick Kane Klassic - 8'6" 3/2 for 6/7 (1 light, 1 heavy tip) (all original)
Herter's RH8C - 8'0" 2/2 for 5/6 wt. (1 light, 1 heavy tip) (grip, reel seat replaced). This was the rod of a friend's grandfather in Ohio, given to me as a gift.
Horrocks-Ibbotson Ike Walton - 8'6" 2/2 (all original, but being refinished by Bob Widgren of Los Pinos Rods in Albuquerque). This was my father's rod in New York in the 1940s/50s.

So that's my modest little set. The Dickersons (especially the newly discovered 8014) and the Howells are the pride and joy of my collection, but they are all special in their own way.