Vintage South Bend Bamboo Fly Rod

Original varnish is shinny.

Vintage south bend bamboo fly rod.

According to discussions on classic fly rod boards that this a 6 7wt rod. 1180 175 00 2d 17h. South bend bait company quality tackle hdh or d 323 8 1 2 circa. Rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case.

Make offer split bamboo fly rod vintage south bend 24 9 stainless w tube and sock vintage south bend bamboo fly rod no 346 plus vintage south bend reel no. 323 dry fly fly rod. South bend entered the bamboo fly rod market through the purchase of the cross rod company of massachusetts in 1926 and continued to acquire and purchase tackle patents over the next three decades. All pieces are straight.

Split bamboo richard alexander. 3 piece two tips brass guides. One such device was a power driven ram for splitting bamboo culms destined for mass market rods. Cane for the higher quality rods built by south bend and all the south bend cross rods were split by hand or sawed.

This vintage south bend 59 9 bamboo fly rod is a 9 3 piece two tip flared from the late 1940s or early 1950s that has been completely restored. 8 1 2 half wells. Make offer rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case. South bend also made rods for other companies such as sears roebuck for as little as 83 cents wholesale.

On just about every south bend fly rod made throughout the 1940 s 50 s the heyday of the company you ll find either a two or three digit code number then a dash followed by the rod s length. Vintage south bend 3pcs bamboo fly rod no 24 9 excel oreno line hch c or gbf 270 00 vintage south bend stag fly rod and reel combo 8 12 2 piece near mint condition. Dry fly garnix stripping guide. Well there is a code to these model number markings on south bend rods once you know it it s not very complicated at all.

In 1958 south bend was sold but continued to produce and sell quality lures rods and reels. The rod and the two tips are completely straight and beautifully colored and all are equal and original length. 9 feet in length.