Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > old bamboo
| LittleJ | April 12th, 2008, 10:39 pm | |
| Hollidaysburg Pa Posts: 128 | My neighbor was going through some old stuff today and showed me two bamboo fly rods passed on to him from his grandfather. I was wondering if any of you had an idea of what they could be worth.(he asked me to find out) The first rod is a southbend #25 9' 4 pc. It is in perfect shape. Bamboo is clean and all the eyelets and wraps look very good, he estimates that it is from the 30's. The other rod he feels certain is over 100 yrs old it is in pretty rough shape, the blank itself is good but the wraps need some attention. I don't recall the name but it was from a company based in utica ny(that's all i remember from from the label). Any thoughts would be appreciated. Jeff | |
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| GONZO | April 28th, 2008, 7:09 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 866 | Jeff, The South Bend is a "production" cane rod. I suspect that the one from Utica is probably a Horrocks-Ibbotson. South Bend, Horrocks-Ibbotson, and Montague were all production cane makers. In good condition, SB and HI rods typically sell for about $50 to $150 on Ebay. They have little value to collectors, and are usually purchased by rebuilders who turn old production cane into fairly serviceable shorter rods. Best, Gonzo | |
| Wbranch | April 29th, 2008, 7:04 am | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 230 | They also make nice additions to someone's cabin or den walls after a little work is done on them. | |
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