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FOR SALE
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Updated: June 6, 2010
I recently added some fly reels and fly lines for sale. Please call or email for the specifics on these items.
1) Wright and McGill/Granger Aristocrat, 8642 restored vintage bamboo fly rod. 8 1/2' foot, 3/2. This rod is in excellent fishable condition and all pieces are of exact length. Rod sections are exceptionally straight, likely one of the straightest of the W/M variety that I have laid eyes on - not bad for a rod of its age. W/M nickel silver ferrules are in excellent serviceable condition. Patented Goodwin Granger stamped internal uplocking nickel silver reel seat has minor wear but in excellent working condition. Cork grip is in excellent condition. At the time I purchased this rod in 05' it was in need of one guide/replacement wrap on the mid-section and required a complete re-finishing as the varnish was in extremely poor shape. An original stainless Pefection guide was replaced, wrapped with original tan tipped brown nylon thread used in that era and the entire rod re-varnished with four coats of hand-rubbed marine spar varnish. This rod has been fished only twice since restored. Excellent restored condition. Includes original bag and vintage replacement tube.
* Please refer to the PHOTOS page to view pictures of this rod SOLD
2) Sewell N Dunton Anglers Choice # 164, 2/2 restored vintage bamboo fly rod. I purchased this rod in previously restored condition only to fish with due to its low collectability rating. This rod was represented to me as an 8 1/2' footer but actually measures out at 8' 4 1/2". The extra tip is 1 inch short. The original ferrules were replaced by a previous owner with Wright and McGill ferrules that are in very good serviceable condition. Honey colored cane. Black plastic downlocking reel seat spacer with aluminum hardware is in good condition. The cork grip is ridged and slightly indented but otherwise in good condition. I replaced all guides with larger stainless Perfection snakes and a # 8 Mildrum carbide stripper. The larger guides allow today's fly lines to cast with ease. Original markings and label are 100% intact and read: "Sewell N Dunton and Son, Inc. Greenfield, Mass", model # 164 inscribed in black ink. I refinished the rod with original thread wraps in green tipped tan. Ring style hookeeper. I describe the action on this rod as a classic medium/moderate and it seems to throw a DT5 line best. Original bag & replacement tube. A great utilitarian rod to fish with in good restored condition.
* Please find pictures of this rod in the PHOTOS section * Asking $275.00
3) Fenwick Fenglass FF-605-2, 2/1 modern fiberglass fly rod, 6' foot for #5 line. Light brown e-glass blank, cork reel seat spacer and bronze anodized aluminum uplocking hardware. Tip section has 5 guides wrapped Fenwick-brown nylon tipped white, SIC stripper on butt. Hookeeper. Fenwick style grip is in excellent condition. Moderate action. Rod is in overall excellent, original, like new very lightly fished condition and perfect for small trout streams or panfish. Original bag and tube. SOLD
4) Cabelas Clear Creek model, 2/1, 7' foot graphite fly rod is marked for casting a 1 wt. line but I've seemed to find that it throws a DT2 and even a DT3 wt. line equally well. Black matte 38 million modulus IM6 graphite blanks. Black woven graphite reel seat with black anodized uplocking hardware. Spigot style ferrules. Western style grip is in excellent condition. Tip has 6 guides, stripper on butt. Hookeeper. Moderate action. Rod is in excellent + overall lightly fished condition. Original tube and bag.
* Pictures of this rod in the PHOTOS section * SOLD
5) Cortland Clear Creek 444 WF1F line, 30 yds, mated to the above rod #4, excellent condition on original spool, packaging not available. Fished once. Olive green color. SOLD
6) Fred DeBell Presentation, vintage bamboo fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 7'1/2" foot, 2/1 built on Phillipson impregnated blanks. Rod was varnished but appears to be original. Random node spacing with the typical Resorcinol glue lines running along all splines. Inked as "71/2' foot impregnated cane" ' and has a small "DeBell Rod" label that is 100% intact. Tip is 1/2 inch short. W/M ferrules are in very good condition. Bronze anodized aluminum downlocking reel seat. Grip is in very good condition. Tip has 5 original Phillipson "spiral" guides which were used mainly on Phillipson fiberglass rods. The butt section has one spiral and a Perfection stripper. Hookeeper is missing but the thread wraps remain. Wrapped in gold/black variegated Jasper tipped gold with gold intermediates throughout. Moderate-fast dry fly action throws a DT4 or 5 nicely. A classic utilitarian rod built by the guy who learned from the Granger and Phillipson heritage. Replacement tube and bag. SOLD
7) Phillipson Lancer L80, vintage fiberlass fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 8' foot, 2/1 medium honey colored blanks. Elk tan guide wraps spiraled over gold foil. Rod is stamped "Lancer" with the "Phillipson Worlds Finest" emblem, Made in USA, L80, Line size HDH. Tip section has 6 Perfection snake guides, butt section has one snake and a Perfection stripper. Gold aluminum anodized downlocking reel seat and half round Welsh style grip are in very good condition, Phillipson nickel silver ferrules in very good condition. Hookeeper. Rod is in very good to excellent condition. Sweet Phillipson moderate casting action. Original bag and cardboard tube with Phillipson label.
* Please see pictures of this rod in the PHOTOS section * Asking $175.00
8) Cache Le Poudre Caneworks, bamboo fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 7'9" foot, 2/2, NODELESS design. Heritage: Built by Charlie Campbell of CLPC in Ft Collins, Co, in Dec.1998 (date scripted on rod). "Cache Le Poudre Caneworks" inked on the rod. Modified Garrison 209e taper casts like a dream. Light straw colored blanks are straight and of equal length, expertly crafted without nodes. Nickel silver ferrules are in very good condition. D/L nickel silver cap and ring slide band on a walnut spacer in very good condition. Modified cigar grip is lightly soiled but in very good condition. Bright chrome snake guides and SIC stripper. Guide wraps of transluscent gold tipped red. Hookeeper. The only minor issue on this rod is a slight varnish seal flexing crack and separation in the thread wrap where the ferrule serration tabs are located on the butt section. The female ferrule is solid and DOES NOT move. It is a malady often referred to as a "casting seal crack" which in some cases may occur in this specific area of a bamboo rod where the rod flexes. Will cause no problems if fished "as is". I can re-wrap ferrules if desired but be informed that doing so will alter the "originality" of the rod and its characteristics. Original bag and aluminum tube.
This nodeless rod has been moderately fished and is in excellent original condition.
* Please see the PHOTOS section for pictures of this rod * $775.00 "as is" $75.00 to re-set/re-wrap ferrules.
9) Sage 486 RPL, Graphite III composite, model GFL 486 RPL, 8' 6"foot, 2 3/4 oz., 2/1, #4 wt. line fly rod. It seems the long discontinued RPL line has somewhat become a "collectable" in the graphite fly rod category, according to DB Homel's book - "Antique and Collectable Fishing Tackle". I bought this rod new from a distributor in the early 90's. The RPL series popularized fast action fly rods worldwide and are still coveted for that reason. Sage brown Tiger-eye blanks. Walnut reel seat spacer with black anodized uplocking hardware all in very good condition, Western style grip is in very good condition. Tip section in very good condition. Hookeeper. Some scratches on the butt section roughly 6-10 inches above the grip, minor wear and tear for a rod that was my "go-to" for many years. I would classify this rod as being in very good original condition. Original tube and bag. SOLD
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