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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Topic started by: kevf on September 08, 2016, 05:35:10 PM

Title: split cane rod
Post by: kevf on September 08, 2016, 05:35:10 PM

hey chaps my gran gave me this split cane rod, she grew up in England and learnt to fly fish there! this rod is at least 50 years old according to her. anyone know anything about it? has no writing on it and looks to be in good nick

Title: Re: split cane rod
Post by: SPARODON on September 08, 2016, 05:57:23 PM

That looks like the emblem for gladding sealy rods. If you say is more than 50 years old, it's Edgar sealy. One and the same company,  but changed names somewhere in the seventies. Original agate guides, and looks like it's in good nick. Nice collector's item. Hang on to it

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Post by: WalkersKiller on September 09, 2016, 07:15:36 AM

Beautiful rod!

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Post by: Timothy Scriven on September 09, 2016, 08:39:38 AM

Great looking piece.

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Post by: kevf on September 09, 2016, 02:47:05 PM

Thanks

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Post by: bassbug on September 09, 2016, 11:19:06 PM

congrats Kevf, i hope you'll do it justice and hook a trout with it from a nearby stream

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Post by: Herman Jooste on September 11, 2016, 12:56:45 PM

Very nice rod. Definitely an investment piece.

I have a 1954 Hardy Polokana, 6wt, also in very good nick. Bought it for an investment, have I fished it ? Hell yes. Very slow action and damned heavy compared to the carbon composites of today. But it did the land the fish. w;k