of you might recognize the maker or the owner.
This is a cool rod I bought off eBay a few years ago. It is very well made the butt is an Aftco mounted into a very heavy duty old reel seat that is stamped with ( T-Bud ) the fore grip is a very heavy crinkled vinyl material with the Marlin some how embossed into it. The stars which before I received it I thought were painted on are actually done with thread !! The rod has a very rugged set of Fin-Nor Tycoon roller guides and tip. The rod itself has a root beer color to it although it is some what faded and worn it is very heavy duty !!
The rod is marked with builder ( T-Bud Houston 1984 ) and it was built for ( George Overton 130 # I.G.F.A. )
That is what I know about so please if anyone else has ever seen one similar or knows anything about the builder or owner please post it back for me. Thanks for looking ! John Taylor
