bamboo rod
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jonny mack
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bamboo rod
i assume answer to my question but i had a accident with a bamboo rod i had the two end pieces in a three part rod broke there is no name to rod but was in great condition i found with a #300 hendryx reel i have all ferules and guides is it worth fixing or do i trash it as i assume? thanks to a couple orca members i have replaced rods but am still hangin on to old one.
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Ron Mc
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there were some handmade rods that would be worth something even broken - just for the hardware. If it's one of these valuable rods, the remaining good pieces are valuable, also. These are rods with names like Cross, Thomas, Payne, Edwards, Leonard.
If its a prodution rod, Horricks-Ibbotson, South Bend, Montague, it may be of use to somebody, but won't have much value.
Heddons, Grangers and Phillipsons fall somewhere in between.
I have a friend in Idaho that keeps an inventory of rod pieces, does a nice and affordable job refinishing old "blue collar" rods, and can usually provide a replacement for just about any rod. You could always send it to him for an appraisal.
Then there is the condition question about the rod. If its spend a dozen or more years in somebody's attic, the cane may be dried out beyond use. (This is really bad if you buy like this that has been refinished - I know - they break every time you try to use them). If the guides and ferrules are loose from the rod, there's a good chance the rod may be dry-rotted beyond usefulness - not always, though.
If its a prodution rod, Horricks-Ibbotson, South Bend, Montague, it may be of use to somebody, but won't have much value.
Heddons, Grangers and Phillipsons fall somewhere in between.
I have a friend in Idaho that keeps an inventory of rod pieces, does a nice and affordable job refinishing old "blue collar" rods, and can usually provide a replacement for just about any rod. You could always send it to him for an appraisal.
Then there is the condition question about the rod. If its spend a dozen or more years in somebody's attic, the cane may be dried out beyond use. (This is really bad if you buy like this that has been refinished - I know - they break every time you try to use them). If the guides and ferrules are loose from the rod, there's a good chance the rod may be dry-rotted beyond usefulness - not always, though.