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I can answer questions on custom rod building and rod restoration and rod repair for bamboo, graphite and fiberglass fishing rods. I also have experience in estimating the value of vintage rods and determining the original manufacturer.
I operate a custom rod building business providing fly rods, spey rods, casting and spinning rods in bamboo graphite and fiberglass. I have a personal interest in vintage rods and have a small collection of reference books and articles which often help shed light on the origins of the older rods.
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BS, Business Administration, University of Tulsa
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| Raymond | 11/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you for the info,and as ..... |
| Patrick | 11/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks. I paid $1 at a garage ..... |
| Dixon | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Great service; thank you. |
| Raymond | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | It's always a very good deal when ..... |
| Clinton | 11/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. That was very helpful. Unfortunately ..... |
Hi Raymond, I don't have as much information on the older conolon rods as I would like to have, but I believe the Garcia Conolon rods come from the 1965-1975 era. Condition of the rod would set its
Hi Hunter, I also restore bamboo rods and I agree with your first contact...this sounds like a boat rod, maybe for salmon, maybe for saltwater bottom fishing, maybe both. I found a little information
Hi Raymond, Sears & Roebuck sold the Ted Williams labelled rods in the 1940s and 1950s...they had the rights to use his name on about every type of sporting gear and they did. Bamboo rods were made
Hi Eelee, A model #20 Heddon fly rod, 9'-2 1/2F-HCH D or G (also called the Bill Stanley favorite) with all four rod sections, all of the full length, plus the original rod bag and rod tube would be
Hi Dixon, Yours is a "Medallion" model Silaflex from porbably the mid-1950s. The MC65-2 is also the shortest version of this fly rod made by Silaflex and sold for $60-$75 when new...a very high price
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