Schweibert's preffered rod?

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (Trout120) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:46:54 GMT

I saw his Princess and Orvis in the Schwiebert display at the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont. I don't think it's on display anymore.

Funny thing though, the Young and Orvis were coated with a heavy varnish overcoat. I can't believe Ernie would have done that, especially on the Orvis.

Trout120

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (tim simbari) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:45:43 GMT

I have seen probably more photos of him on Fishing Creek and several places in the Delaware system over a fair span of years from when that sweater looked like a sweater until you could not tell what it was and the rod he seemed to have in hand most often was his venerable Leonard 50, which he could sling out there a good 80' with regularity. A few guys I know that had the pleasure of fishing with him said he usually fished it although the man had a bit of tackle.

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feeds@yuku.com (Trout120) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:45:32 GMT

dnester,

I must have been there that day also and watched him land that big brownie. Textbook all the way.

I was also lucky enough to acquire his Garrison salmon rod from the auction. It needed no work and even had the ferrule plugs. I was ready to clean the ferrules and thought, those are his fingerprints on them and left them alone. That rod fished all over the world.

Trout120

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feeds@yuku.com (Greg Reynolds) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:16:45 GMT

An Orvis "Flea" belonging to him recently was sold on the secondary market.

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feeds@yuku.com (Flyman615) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:39:15 GMT

Mr. Schwiebert wrote about fishing a Granger 8040 Special in his younger years (before WWII) with his father in Austria.
He allowed as how it was his "first really good rod".

Schwiebert also wrote that the Granger was, in fact, later stolen, but that he still "fish(ed) it happily in (his) mind".

My personal Schwiebert memory involved meeting him at the 1977 FFF Conclave in Steamboat Springs, CO. This was just after his opus...

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feeds@yuku.com (jz2) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:55:03 GMT

didn't he write at length about fishing his 8' granger as well?

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feeds@yuku.com (dnester) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:16:03 GMT

My brother Bill and I had the opportunity to fish with Ernie Schweibert ( 1990's ) for one day on Fishing Creek in NE Penna. He was fishing a T & T ,8- foot, 4-weight 'Paradigm', two piece rod. During an extended lunch break we discussed his choice of tackle. He mentioned that the T & T Paradigm ( impregnated model ) was his choice rod for this type of fishing. I was impressed . Year's later, when funding was available I acquired a similiar T & T . He landed a...

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feeds@yuku.com (Hipgnosis) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:22:41 GMT

Mr. Schweibert was the feature at a book signing in Dick Pobst's Orvis Shop in Ada, MI. back in the early 80's... I got to talk to him there and rods came up in the conversation. He had an 8' Orvis Battenkill and a PHY Perfectionist that he brought from home for fishing locally that evening. He stated that those two were the rods he traveled with the most.

Mike

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (oneculm) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:42:20 GMT

Having only fished around him once and talking with him my impression was as others have indicated the rod at any particular time might be what had been given him to "field test". Like golf /tennis etc. manufactures love to have celebrities use their product.

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feeds@yuku.com (firehole) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:02:47 GMT

One of his favorite salmon/steelhead rods was a Montagne Quad which he wrote about in Trout II. The Montagne was sold at Langs to a forum member.

Dennis

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feeds@yuku.com (czkid) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:35:36 GMT

From my readings Ernie seemed to have a predilection for PHY rods. He certainly "used" his rods from all accounts, but given the fact that he was presented so many rod it's not surprising that he wasn't particularly "caring" for his treasures.

I'm fortunate enough to own one of his rods, a Para17 with one tip that was restrored by John Pickard. John had also picked up a Texas General at the same time at the Lang auction. Both of the rods were in...

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (fishnbanjo) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:49:09 GMT

My thoughts are that his preference happened to be whatever rod he had in his hands at the time, I don't recall he ever not describing a rod he was using as being other than the right thing for the moment...................

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feeds@yuku.com (gmflyfish) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:41:12 GMT

Ernie last visit to Montana was to test a new rod Glenn Brackett was building while still at Winston. He received it before his death.

Gregg

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feeds@yuku.com (RonT1) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:26:52 GMT

Had occasion to luck into sitting beside him at a T.U. event . A buddy and i picked seats at the end of a table dead center from the podium, and when showtime came here comes Ernie, projector in hand asking if we minded if he set up on the end of the table. One of the slides had a closeup of his reel, a TR4 Walker, which had a Golden hue on the rim and handle. Since I had one like it at the time, I commented that it looked like gold in the sunlight....his reply..."it is".

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feeds@yuku.com (Flyman615) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:12:59 GMT

Mr. Schwiebert used and wrote often about his 8-foot, 4 1/8 oz. Orvis Battenkill and its slow rhythm taper.

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feeds@yuku.com (pcg) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:32:45 GMT

I agree--many (most?) of the auction rods had been refinished, and many, as Mainiac says, in "creative" ways. Schwiebert certainly didn't view his rods as something precious. They were fishing rods.

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feeds@yuku.com (Mainiac) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:17:47 GMT

In reading all his books and viewing rods from his estate at auction I would say in addition to the T&T already mentioned, his favorite rods were Orvis Battenkills and Paul Young models. In many photos from thoughout the 70's & 80's he is shown with an Orvis or T&T. In the auction there were a bunch of "reconstructed" Young rods, possibly made by Schwiebert from blanks or refinished and rebuilt in "creative" ways. Schwiebert also used Graphite much of...

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (quashnet) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:09:30 GMT

In his book Trout, Schwiebert wrote about a unique 7'6" PHY Princess that Paul H. Young built for himself in 1958, with two different tips, one tapered to 4/64 and the other to a 4-1/2/64 tip top. Schwiebert acquired the Princess rod after Young's death. Schwiebert wrote: "John Waller Hills observed that once in his life each fly-fisher encounters a rod so perfectly suited to his personality and...

Re: Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (pcg) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:06:25 GMT

I own a well-fished Edwards 9 1/2' Perfection (dates to around 1926) that came from Schweibert's collection.

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feeds@yuku.com (Kaneman1) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:55:43 GMT

Pete,
While fishing for trout one of the rods he liked was his 8' T & T Paradigm.

Kaneman1

Schweibert's preffered rod?

feeds@yuku.com (Pete from MA) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:34:27 GMT

I was flipping through some old fly fishing magazines last night and came across a name I haven't heard in a while, Ernie Schweibert.... I was curious if any of you happen to know what was his trout rod (or rods) of choice. Thanks.