Montagues http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25600/t/Montagues.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:35:33 GMT Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:40:23 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25600/t/Montagues.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/144220/t/Montagues.html#reply-144220 I have a Montague Amateur that is 8', 2/1. I was under the impression that every Amateur was built with a single tip to keep costs down on what was an entry level or kid's rod. Is that correct? Have you ever seen any evidence of Amateurs built with more than a single tip? This rod has very nice upgraded ferrules and was professionally wrapped with a new set of guides and additional guides to improve casting. I have fished it and it casts a DT6 nicely. Assuming the rod is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bill Lambot) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/144220 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:40:31 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/144206/t/Montagues.html#reply-144206 feeds@yuku.com (OldCanerods) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/144206 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:11:20 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143990/t/Montagues.html#reply-143990 feeds@yuku.com (sharps4590) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143990 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:12:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143894/t/Montagues.html#reply-143894
You're right on about the Amateur ferrules. The female ferrule on the rod in my kit pictured above is split as well, and it's never been out of the box. Montague made several grades of rolled welt ferrules. The Amateur sported the cheapest hardware, since it was built as the lowest-end, cheapest rod in the batch. In 1950, you could buy an 8' Amateur for $6.50, when the 8' Sunbeam cost $12.00, and the 8' Rapidan was 17.50. At the other end of the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TheMontyMan) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143894 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:37:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143851/t/Montagues.html#reply-143851
It's so much work trying to find the exact replacement ferrule, I just didn't want the headaches.

Rex, awhile back I bought a Montague ferrule display box... filled with ferrules... so I do have a pretty good supply/selection of genuine Monty plated... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (darrelll) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143851 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:53:31 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143820/t/Montagues.html#reply-143820 feeds@yuku.com (sharps4590) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143820 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:26:31 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143747/t/Montagues.html#reply-143747
Rex pretty much summed it up for you on the rods. You said they were 3/2 but all the data Rex has says they only came as 3/1. Where did the extra tip sections come from. There was another thread discussing Amateur rods awhile back on the Forum. See http://clarksclassicflyro...eply/120510#reply-120510 As the other respondents mentioned, the rods have very few guides when they came... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (lewis2dl) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143747 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:03:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143742/t/Montagues.html#reply-143742
You've stumbled across some rare gems! Most collectors don't know that the Montague Amateur model was made in the following lengths and configurations -

7'6" 2/1
8' 2/1
8'6" 3/1
http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143742 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:18:39 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143731/t/Montagues.html#reply-143731
Find an 8.5' Trail, Flipline, Redwing and you will have a nice rod that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (darrelll) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143731 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:00:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143726/t/Montagues.html#reply-143726
I did notice that on one of the rods one of the tips had what appeared to be... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sharps4590) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143726 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:56:25 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/143714/t/Montagues.html#reply-143714 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (darrelll) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/143714 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:20 GMT <![CDATA[ Montagues ]]> http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25600/t/Montagues.html
Also, I noticed on both rods that the quides were quite far apart and that there was no stripping guide. Was that normal for the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (sharps4590) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25600 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:35:33 GMT